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Recorded presentation

Rima Rudd, MSPH, ScD, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge 719, Boston, MA 02115, 617 432 1135, rrudd@hsph.harvard.edu

The thesis of the presentation is that documented disparities related to general health issues and to oral health are linked to a mismatch between system demands and US adults' literacy skills. The presentation focuses on literacy related barriers to care with attention paid to faulty assumptions, unrealistic expectations, and poorly designed materials. The discussion will link health literacy issues with disparities and with basic rights and responsibilities.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to

• Identify two literacy related barriers to health and dental health services and care.
• Explain the link between literacy and health/oral health disparities.
• Delineate three literacy related activities that can reduce disparities.
• Explain the link between literacy and human rights.

Keywords: Access and Services, Health Literacy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: none

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation