limited health literacy

Limited Health Literacy

Limited Health Literacy: "And I think it is ironic that health

providers of all kinds, and health educators -- I'm afraid to say --

as well, have used the complexity of their language as a marker of

their own sophistication and education. In fact, it is the exact

opposite. It is far harder to explain something in simple terms than

it is to use textbook phrases, and I think that's the objective that

we have to move toward, to turn back the responsibility and the

definition of doing a good job to one that includes plain speak and