Advancing Research in Health Literacy: Prevention and Care Management

美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)将健康素养定义为“个人有能力获得、处理和理解做出适当健康决策所需的基本健康信息和服务的程度”。不幸的是，整整22%的美国成年人只有基本的健康素养，另外14%的人没有基本的健康素养。有限的识字率与不利的健康后果之间的关系已经被很好地记录下来，医学研究所、卫生保健研究和质量机构、美国医学会和医院组织认证联合委员会等机构发布了关于健康识字的开创性报告。这些报告中的每一份都倡导进一步研究，以制定有效的应对措施，健康素养方面的研究已开始蓬勃发展。培育这一新兴研究领域的重要下一步是为致力于健康素养研究的研究人员创建一个全国性的跨学科专业之家。目前还不存在这样的场地。在这份赠款申请中，我们建议沿着多年的轨迹举办第四次年度会议，致力于促进健康文学研究领域的发展。正如我们以前所做的那样，医学健康知识研究所圆桌会议将通过其网站和举办研讨会并发布关于会议结果的报告来支持传播。本次年会旨在提供一个关注健康素养研究的场所，每年强调两个重要的分主题。在第四年，分主题将是保健知识在预防和护理管理中的作用。会议将作为青年研究人员的孵化器，并将鼓励跨学科的知识交流和合作。我们的目标是创造一个环境，让研究界内有争议的话题可以公开讨论。 公共卫生相关性： 项目简介：Paasche-Orlow，M：促进健康素养研究。有限的健康素养和不良健康结果之间的关系已经有了很好的记录，关于健康素养的开创性报告已经由医学研究所、卫生保健研究和质量机构、美国医学会和医院组织认证联合委员会等发布。培育这一新兴领域的重要下一步是为致力于健康的研究人员创建一个全国性的跨学科之家 识字研究。在这项申请中，我们提议召开第四次年度会议，致力于促进健康素养研究领域，重点是预防和护理管理。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Paasche-Orlow, M: Advancing Research in Health Literacy The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has defined health literacy as the "degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." Unfortunately, fully 22% of US adults have only basic and an additional 14% have below basic health literacy. The relationship between limited literacy and adverse health outcomes has been well documented, and seminal reports about health literacy have been issued by the Institute of Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Medical Association, and Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospital Organizations among others. Each of these reports advocates further research to develop an effective response and research in health literacy has begun to flourish. An important next step to cultivate this emerging research field is to create a national professional interdisciplinary home for investigators dedicated to health literacy research. Currently no such venue exists. In this grant application we propose to deliver a fourth annual conference along a multi- year trajectory dedicated to the promotion of the field of health literac research. As we have done previously, the Institute of Medicine Health Literacy Round Table will support dissemination via their Web site and by holding a workshop and publishing a report on the findings of the meeting. This annual meeting will be designed to provide a venue to focus attention on health literacy research, emphasizing two important subthemes each year. In year four, the sub-themes will be the role of health literacy in Prevention and Care Management. The meeting will serve as an incubator for young investigators and will encourage a cross-disciplinary exchange of knowledge and collaboration. We aim to create an environment in which controversial topics within the research community can be openly discussed. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Project Narrative: Paasche-Orlow, M: Advancing Research in Health Literacy. The relationship between limited health literacy and adverse health outcomes has been well documented, and seminal reports about health literacy have been issued by the Institute of Medicine, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Medical Association, and Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospital Organizations among others. An important next step to cultivate this emerging field is to create a national interdisciplinary home for investigators dedicated to health literacy research. In this application we propose the fourth annual conference dedicated to promoting the field of health literacy research with a focus on Prevention and Care Management.