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2 Report on the First Annual Research on Health Literacy Conference
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... After keynote addresses on the role of health literacy in patient education 1 and on the role of health literacy in health disparities,2 four panels of invited speakers discussed measurement; health literacy and verbal interactions; health information technology (HIT) interventions; and organizational assessment and change.
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... Although these findings have been widely acknowledged, little systematic research has been conducted to elucidate the role of health literacy in the creation of health disparities or to evaluate the possibility that interven ­ tions relating to health literacy may help eliminate health disparities. In thinking about underlying contributions to health disparities, one perspective is that unneeded complexity in public health and health care systems transforms underlying educational disparities in our society into health disparities.
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... Across two different intervention studies, to be published in the special issue of the Journal of Health Communication, researchers found that people with limited literacy are able use health IT systems. In these studies, an interface that talked to users who responded by touching the screen was used, demonstrating that it is possible to build an interface that people can and will use.


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