Season’s Greetings, or Season’s Eating? This time of year is renowned for excess – excessive decorating, excessive gifts, and excessive eating. Eating, however, is not only about the food. Eating revolves around tradition, culture, and fellowship. Traditional dishes vary from Read more…
Category: Health Literacy
A recent round-table held by the Institute of Medicine focused on Health Literacy and Primary/Secondary healthcare prevention found that; “The health system can be a cornerstone with interventions that promote healthful behaviors with the provision of health information addressing common risk factors Read more…
Prescription container labeling has long been an enormous obstacle in improving health literacy, as readers often struggle with ease of understanding, terminology, directions, and formatting issues. However, for the first time ever, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention is publishing new standards Read more…
Florida Literacy Coalition is proud to partner with Florida Blue to make available targeted grants to promote health literacy. The goal is to provide health-education resources for local adult English for Speakers of Other Languages and family literacy programs so Read more…
Besides physical injuries that are sustained during wartime, the most common ailments affecting our troops today are mental health problems. The most prevalent mental health issue is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. PTSD occurs after experiencing a traumatic event, Read more…
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