[sciencing] Health Literacy News

http://nnlm.gov/mcr/bhic/?p=2746 Health Literacy News “In Other Words…Helping Patients Separate True Health Information From False.” It’s common for people to recall false information as true. For people to remember information accurately, they need to recall both the “claim” ­ the core piece of information ­ and its “context” ­ the situation in which they heard it. These details often get lost; this article has ways to help. You can find the full-text of this article and many others at the On Call website http://www.boston.com/jobs/healthcare/oncall/ as well as the Health Literacy Consulting website, http://www.healthliteracy.com/articles.asp


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