Low health literacy may predict likelihood of being uninsured, even when employed full-time with health insurance benefits. Knowing this poses significant challenges for policy makers and librarians alike as we move to implement the Affordable Care Act.
Read MoreViewing a pre-op video of what to do and expect may result in less pain and more patient involvement.
Read MoreSlideshow of library remodeling project, with spaces looking more like offices every day.
Read MoreEccles Library opens the library gallery with its first exhibit: “Mauger: a father and son dabbling in landscape.”
Read MoreDiscussion of the SCONUL 7 Pillars of Information literacy as applied to research, and how the research process would benefit from librarian input at the beginning, prior to gathering information.
Read MorePatients can ask 3 simple questions to improve doctor-patient communication. And doctors need encouragement and compensation for taking time to assure their patients understand healthcare issues and instructions.
Read MoreDepressed parents’ health literacy skills can improve through home visitation per a recent study using open access public data.
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