Healthy People 2030 Health Literacy Definition Tells Organizations: Make Information and Services Easy to Find, Understand, and Use

Affiliations

¹ Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA. Cindy.brach@ahrq.hhs.gov.
² Formerly, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, USA.

Editorial

Cindy Brach et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;36(4):1084-1085.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06384-y. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

¹ Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA. Cindy.brach@ahrq.hhs.gov.
² Formerly, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest.

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