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Review

Developing Health Literacy Skills in Children and Youth: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Roundtable on Health Literacy
Alexis Wojtowicz
, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2020 Sep 24.
The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health.
Review

Developing Health Literacy Skills in Children and Youth: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Roundtable on Health Literacy.

Excerpt

Young people develop health literacy skills in a variety of environments, facing critical thinking challenges about their health from school, home and family life, peers and social life, and online. To explore the development of health literacy skills in youth, the Roundtable on Health Literacy convened a workshop on November 19, 2019, in Washington, DC. Presenters at the workshop discussed factors relating to health literacy skills and ways to further develop those skills among youth from early childhood to young adulthood. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.

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This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and AbbVie Inc.; California Dental Association; East Bay Community Foundation (Kaiser Permanente); Eli Lilly and Company; Health Literacy Media; Health Literacy Partners; Health Resources and Services Administration (HHSH25034011T); Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; National Library of Medicine; Northwell Health; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (HHSP23337043); Pfizer Inc.; and UnitedHealth Group. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.