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The degree to which individuals can find, understand and use health information and services to make appropriate decisions for their own health, recognized by public health practice as a determinant of outcomes independent of access to care itself.

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First Described Year
1974 1
Concept Class
Public health, health communication 2
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Public Health, Branches
Source United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official Site
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1. A Brief Recap of Health Literacy History (healthliteracy.com)
healthliteracy.com, 2024History section of article
Quote, History section of article
The first mention of the term health literacy was reportedly in a monograph in Health Education and Behavior by Scott K. Simonds entitled Health Education as Social Policy.
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2. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official Site
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionView the Source
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