literacy

Further Reflections From Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare
Sep 18, 2017 | Beth Lincoln | Culture & Communication, Culture & Conflict, Culture & Health Information, Culture & Mental Health, Diversity & Education, Diversity & Success, Global health [post_comments" zero="0" one="1" more="%1$s"]

Napa Valley, September 2017 — Long-time Napa Valley nurse practitioner Beth Lincoln has published her second book, Further Reflections from Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare. With narratives by Cody Gillette Kirkham, the book’s 351 pages cover a very wide range of issues concerning cultural …
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Healthcare information and literacy
Jan 31, 2013 | Beth Lincoln | Culture & Health Information [post_comments" zero="0" one="1" more="%1$s"]

Here are the findings of 2,659 outpatients surveyed a two hospitals 26% did not understand when their next appointment was scheduled and 42% did not understand to take their medicine on an empty stomach. Approximately 21% of Americans are classified as marginally and functionally illiterate. …
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