Anne Llewellyn
05-06-2012, 07:57 AM
The statistics on health literacy are startling. A Department of Education assessment found that only 12 percent of adults have enough health literacy to understand and use health information effectively. And more than one-third of adults have "basic" or "below basic" health literacy, which means they might not understand labels of over-the-counter medicines. But the reality is worse.
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may12/0512RA1.htm
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/may12/0512RA1.htm