ASMR 2016

Paasche-Orlow, Wilson, & McCormack, 2010

Background

• Term- Health Literacy (HL) -1970’s (Simonds 1974) Literacy in the context of health and health care (Ishikawa & Yano, 2008) • Relationship to General Literacy (GL) • Dependent upon GL • BUT encompasses more than reading leaflets and making appointments • Is critical to empowerment

• Still no universally accepted definition