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Background
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Term- Health Literacy (HL) -1970’s
(Simonds 1974)
Literacy in the context of health and health care
(Ishikawa & Yano, 2008)
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Relationship to General Literacy (GL)
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Dependent upon GL
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BUT encompasses more than reading leaflets and making appointments
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Is critical to empowerment
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Still no universally accepted definition
Paasche-Orlow, Wilson, & McCormack, 2010