Health literacy and child health promotion: Implications for research, clinical care, and public policy

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Sanders, Lee M ^a   Shaw, Judith S ^b,c   Guez, Ghislaine ^a   Baur, Cynthia ^d   Rudd, Rima ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Health disparities; Health literacy; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MENTAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SKILL; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 72849136539     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1162G     Document Type: Article

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