Health Literacy and Older Adults Reshaping the Landscape: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018) / Chapter Skim
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. As Bernard Rosof, chief executive officer of the Quality in Health Care Advisory Group, stated in his opening remarks, this creates a shared obligation between health care and the health care team to use the principles, tools, and practices of health literacy so that patients and families of older adults can more easily navigate discussions related to chronic disease, polypharmacy, long-term care, palliative care, insurance complexities, the social determinants of health, and other factors that create challenges for older adults, particularly among underserved populations nationwide.
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Chapter 3 discusses health literacy in the context of families and the community and how improved health literacy can reduce disparities in care and foster independence among older adults. Chapter 4 looks at how health care systems can use health literacy principles and tools to improve health system navigation, as well as how technology can be either 4 The planning committee focused on English-speaking older adults living in the United States.
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In accordance with the policies of the National Academies, the workshop did not attempt to establish any conclusions or develop recommendations about needs and future directions, focusing instead on issues identified by the speakers and workshop participants. In addition, the organizing committee's role was limited to planning the workshop.
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