Improving health literacy for older adults: expert panel report 2009

"To address concerns about the barriers for older adults to understand and use health information, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened an Expert Panel on Improving Health Literacy for Older Adults on December 67, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia. The panel's deliberations and conclusions are a critical component of efforts by CDC's Division of Health Communication and Marketing, which is part of the National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM), to develop an agenda to improve health literacy for all U.S. population groups. The meeting was designed to assess health literacy issues among older adults and to identify opportunities for health professionals at CDC and other organizations to better meet the health communication needs of older adults." - p. 2Introduction -- Background -- CDC Convenes Expert Panel -- Panel Presentations -- Presentation 1. - Overview: Low Health Literacy Among Older Adults - Presentation 2. Aging, E-Health Tools, and Health Literacy - Presentation 3. Older Adults and the Practice of Obtaining Health Information - Presentation 4. Health Literacy in Aging: Processing Health Information - Presentation 5. Improving Health Literacy for Older Adults: A Provider Perspective - Presentation 6. Functional Understanding of Medical Information Among Older Adults - Presentation 7. Health Literacy: Ingredient for Better Health - Presentation 8. The Aging, Health Literacy, and Decision-Making Research Milieu - Presentation 9: Health Literacy and Health Decision Making in Practice -- Discussion -- Summary of Panel Presentations -- Summary of Discussion -- References -- Appendix A: Participant Profiles -- Appendix B: Expert Panel Agenda.Title from title caption (viewed on February 16, 2010)."CS204220"System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).Text in PDF format (1.97 MB, 56 p.)