Jackson Richard
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Ind, USA.
Pediatr Dent. 2006 Jan-Feb;28(1):72-5.
Health literacy--or the lack thereof--is now seen as a major impediment to the successful implementation of many health programs. Every day, parents make decisions, take actions, and consider issues that influence not only their own health, but also that of their children. Unfortunately, it is just being recognized that the reading skills of a significant proportion of American adults are below what is necessary to understand most of the educational materials they are provided. Without the ability to read these materials, parents lack the possibility of understanding the materials and implementing any recommendations to prevent or treat disease. The goal of this paper was to introduce pediatric dentists to the scope of the problem and acquaint them with some of the efforts they can undertake to promote health literacy in their own practices.
健康素养——或缺乏健康素养——如今被视为许多健康项目成功实施的主要障碍。每天，家长们都会做出决定、采取行动并思考一些问题，这些不仅会影响他们自身的健康，还会影响孩子的健康。不幸的是，人们刚刚认识到，相当一部分美国成年人的阅读能力低于理解他们所获得的大多数教育材料所需的水平。由于没有能力阅读这些材料，家长们就缺乏理解材料并实施任何预防或治疗疾病建议的可能性。本文的目的是向儿科牙医介绍这一问题的范围，并让他们了解在自己的诊疗工作中可以采取的一些提高健康素养的措施。
