It's impossible to anticipate who will have health literacy problems. You can’t predict based on a patient’s age, gender, profession or income. So what can be done? Listen to my conversation with AHRQ’s Cindy Brach to hear how AHRQ is offering tools to help clinicians communicate better: http://engagingthepatient.com/2011/10/03/ahrqs-cindy-brach-the-20-actions-you-can-take-to-prevent-health-literacy-related-complications/
Archived video. You're invited: On Monday Oct. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m., the National Press Club (529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C) will host a panel of journalists and invited administration officials to critique what journalists and the government are (or aren’t) doing to for transparency. Or watch the webcast. http://www.press.org/events/press-freedom-event NASW and its members assisted in data collection for the CJR investigation.