A scoping review of 28 studies has synthesized 17 environment-related health literacy concepts into a new educational ...

Define the “last-mile equity gap” as the unmeasured distance between care delivery and patient comprehension, which can undermine adherence, follow-up, and self-management. Position teach-back as a ...

Health systems are drowning in metrics. We can tell you how many portal messages were answered within 24 hours, how many patients closed a care gap, and how many clinicians are using ambient AI in ...

A new systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds that teach-back communication does not ...

This is a scientific statement compiled by experts, including the American Heart Association, regarding the importance of ...

Health literacy plays a central role in health outcomes, equity, and access to care. It reflects the dynamic interaction between individual skills, communication practices, materials and tasks, and ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts has a lot to teach inmates at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail about health. The HPHD is partnering with the jail to offer a health ...

This website was originally developed in the 1990s through the HSPH Health Literacy Studies, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with Dr. Rima Rudd as Principal Investigator. It was the ...