Category: Books
Book Title – Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action
Book Author Last Name – Zarcadoolas
Total Number of Pages – 400
Book Description – Students in MPH programs and PhD public health and community health programs, particularly course sequences in health behavior/health education and social/behavioral sciences. Includes preventive medicine programs (ATPM Association of Teachers of Prevention Medicine; Faculty in CEPH and ASPH accredited courses). Also students in community nursing programs (ACHNE). Can used by courses covering Health Promotion, Health Literacy, and Health Communications. Professionals in public health education and promotion (SOPHE, APHA/PHEHP) Senior managers in public health agencies (NACCHO) Community health professionals in hospitals and health systems (AHA)
Topics Covered in this Book – Public Health, Behavior,Education
Advancing Health Literacy: A Framework for Understanding and Action (J-B Public Health/Health Services Text)
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Advancing Health Literacy addresses the crisis in health literacy in the
United States and around the world. This book thoroughly examines the critical role of literacy in public health and outlines a practical, effective model that bridges the gap between health education, health promotion, and health communication. Step by step, the authors outline the theory and practice of health literacy from a public health perspective. This comprehensive resource includes the history of health literacy, theoretical foundations of health and language literacy, the role of the media, a series of case studies on important topics including prenatal care, anthrax, HIV/AIDS, genomics, and diabetes. The book concludes with a series of practical guidelines for the development and assessment of health communications materials. Also included are essential techniques needed to help people make informed decisions, advocate for themselves and their community, mitigate risk, and live healthier lives.
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