by Jessica Greenwood - Contributor for PAHLC
The amount of health information available online via the internet, social media, and applications is growing rapidly. As a result, health information is far more accessible to the general public. Patients’ ability to search for answers to their health-related...
by Jessica Greenwood - Contributor for PAHLC
As the United States population ages, the health literacy of older adults is of great concern. Only 3% of people 65 and older have proficient health literacy skills; twenty-nine percent (29%) have below basic skills.¹ Several factors related to aging play a role in...