Health Literacy and Child Health Outcomes Promoting Effective Health Communication Strategies to Improve Quality of Care /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Connelly, Rosina Avila (Editor), Turner, Teri (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Maternal and child health services.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

This compact resource presents current data on health literacy as it affects child health outcomes, with a sharp focus on improving communication between healthcare providers and pediatric patients and their families. A frequently overlooked social determinant of health in children, health literacy...

Table of Contents:

• I. Introduction to Health Literacy and Health Communication
• II. Health Literacy and Child Health Outcomes: From the Perinatal and Birth Period to Young Adulthood
• III. Health Literacy Universal Precautions: Strategies for Communication With All Patients
• IV. Health Literacy and Effective Health Communication in Pediatric Practices and Health Systems
• V. Health Literacy and Medical Education
• VI. Health Literacy and Child Health, From Research to Policy Implications.