Calling the nation to act: Implementing the national action plan to improve health literacy

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-69

  Baur, Cynthia ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Call to action; Health communication; Health information; Health literacy; National action plan to improve health literacy; Provider patient communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952610103     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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