This is the first in a series of research briefs focusing on questions of interest to practitioners and policymakers in adult literacy.
The author says it is becoming more urgent to develop a new comprehensive measure of health literacy. Developing such a measure is the next significant task facing health literacy research and practice.
Rationale and Core Principles for the Development of Health Literacy Curricula
This document grew out of a three-day institute held in Calgary, Alberta, in October 2008, which brought together participants from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.