The Intersection of Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Health Literacy: Proceedings of a Workshop
and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, "The Intersection of Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Health Literacy: Proceedings of a Workshop"
English | ISBN: 0309485304 | 2019 | 96 pages | EPUB | 1013 KB
English | ISBN: 0309485304 | 2019 | 96 pages | EPUB | 1013 KB
The field of health literacy has evolved from early efforts that focused on individuals to its current recognition that health literacy is a multidimensional team and system function. Health literacy includes system demands and complexities as well as individual skills and abilities. While communicating in a health-literate manner is truly important for everyone, it can be especially important for those with mental or behavioral health issues and for the systems and teams that interact with them and treat these individuals.
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