[HealthLiteracy 1057] New report released -

This was just listed in the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report  
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hpolicy.cfm  The report
listed below can be found in the 2nd to last section of today or the
full report can be found at 

http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/healthpolicy/chsrp/downloads/health_literacy_
062207.pdf  

You may have to copy the link in sections if your email system breaks it
up.

Description of report:

"Achieving Family Health Literacy: The Case for Insuring Children,"
George Washington University Medical Center School of Public Health and
Health Services: The policy brief examines the link between children's
health insurance status, appropriate use of care and parents' health
literacy. The report makes recommendations for SCHIP and Medicaid
policies to help improve family health literacy (GWUMC release, 6/28).

Julie Esparza 
Julia_Esparza at deaconess.com 
Medical Librarian 
Health Science Library 
Deaconess Hospital 
600 Mary Street 
Evansville, IN 47747 
812.450.3385 
812.450.7255 FAX 
http://www.deaconess.com/library 
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