Open AccessElder Health Literacy
Author(s) -
Lorraine S. Wallace
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
californian journal of health promotion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1545-8725
pISSN - 1545-8717
DOI - 10.32398/cjhp.v2i3.875
Subject(s) - health literacy , health promotion , health education , literacy , promotion (chess) , public health , medicine , health care , formal education , gerontology , medical education , nursing , psychology , political science , pedagogy , politics , law
The public health impact of limited literacy has begun to be explored. The elderly and those with limited formal education are often the most vulnerable populations at risk of having low health literacy. Health promotion specialists must be cognizant of the literacy demands of health education materials (e.g., pamphlets, questionnaires) distributed to the elderly. Care must be taken to ensure that health education materials are both linguistically and culturally appropriate for whom they are intended.