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Introduction: Child Health Disparities and Health Literacy

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Demographic changes in the United States bring diverse cultures, languages, and challenges to health care delivery, particularly for children. Providing high-quality health care that is patient centered and equitable requires tailored care and a focus on both health care disparities and health literacy.1 Major connections between health literacy and disparities include a common focus on improving quality of care, improving patient-provider communication, overcoming language barriers, understanding the health beliefs of patients, and a need for pediatric-focused research. Reports by the Institute of Medicine have highlighted health-disparity reduction and health-literacy improvement as critical components for high-quality health and health care for Americans.1–5 Although more is understood about the state of child health disparities and health literacy since … Address correspondence to Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St, Room 2055, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: tcheng2{at}jhmi.edu

Source: PEDIATRICS

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1100c

Authors: Tina L. Cheng, Benard P. Dreyer, Renêe R. Jenkins

Institutions: New York University, Howard University

Language: English

Topic: Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development