Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Improving Health Literacy

September 7, 2006, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

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Introductory Material

• Executive Summary (PDF Version - 3 pages, 179KB)
• Introduction (PDF Version - 1 page, 102KB)

Workshop Proceedings

• Workshop Introduction (PDF Version - 1 page, 95KB)
• Welcome (PDF Version - 1 pages, 96KB)
• Charge and Goals (PDF Version - 2 pages, 130KB)
• Moderator Opening Remarks (PDF Version - 1 page, 96KB)
• Panel 1: Health Literacy, Literacy, and Health Outcomes (PDF Version - 14 pages, 179KB)
• Panel 2: Meeting the Health Literacy Needs of Special Populations (PDF Version - 9 pages, 284KB)
• Panel 3: Toward an Informed and Engaged Public (PDF Version - 10 pages, 307KB)
• Discussion: Creating a Vision for the Future (PDF Version - 4 pages, 268KB)
• Closing and Action Steps (PDF Version - 2 pages, 242KB)
• References (PDF Version - 8 pages, 258KB)

Appendices

• Appendix A: Speaker Biographies (PDF Version - 7 pages, 259KB)
• Appendix B: Participant List (PDF Version - 12 pages, 235KB)
• Appendix C: Acknowledgments (PDF Version - 3 pages, 252KB)

Note: These Health Literacy Workshop Proceedings are the views and issues addressed by the invited speakers and discussants. The views expressed in this document reflect the opinions of the individual participants at the Workshop and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Office of the Surgeon General, the Department of Health and Human Services, or other federal entities.

Last revised: January 8, 2008