Social Determinants, Health Literacy, and Disparities: Intersections and Controversies

This article synthesizes what is known about the relationship between social disadvantage and measures of health literacy (HL), and reviews the research examining whether low HL is an explanatory factor connecting social disadvantage, health outcomes, and health disparities. Written from a United St...

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Main Author: Dean Schillinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SLACK Incorporated 2021-07-01
Series:Health Literacy Research and Practice
Online Access:https://journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/24748307-20210712-01