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Health Literacy Studies in the News
2004
When Words Get in the Way by Rima Rudd
Dr. Rudd discusses the importance of health literacy and the health consequences that result when low literate adults get lost in the health care system.
In the Literacy Assistance Center's Literacy Update
January, 2004
2003
Patient-Centered Care in the Hospital by Mark Williams
Rima Rudd, ScD, tells her experience of being a patient in the hospital and her encounters with the staff and the system itself.
In The Hospitalist
Jan-Feb 2003
At IOM's Invitation, HSPH Researcher Helps Put Health Literacy on National Agenda
In Harvard Public Health NOW
February 7, 2003
Literacy Facilitates Directions by Leslie Gelders
The article references the Health Literacy Studies website as a useful tool for professionals who wish to learn more about the topic of health literacy.
The Daily Oklahoman
February 8, 2003
Interview: Law of Averages: Casting a Wide Net in Health Literacy Efforts with Rima Rudd, ScD
Talking the Talk: Improving Patient-Provider Communication
Facts of Life:
Issue Briefings for Health Reporters
Vol. 8, No. 3
March 2003
Many Struggle to Understand Their Doctors by Donna Koehn
Interview with Rima Rudd, ScD. about the struggles of the average reader when trying to understand “doctor speak”.
In The Tampa Tribune
April 10, 2003
The Informed Patient by Laura Landro
The author, who interviews Dr. Rudd, discusses the importance of functional health literacy in navigating the health care system.
In The Wall Street Journal
July 3, 2003
Ask the Experts by Rima Rudd
Dr. Rudd discusses the steps that public health practitioners should take when developing written information for the general public.
In The Source
October/November 2003
What does the public know about public health? Just ask. By Robin Herman
The article discusses the challenges of notifying the public about certain public health crisis such as the SARS epidemic.
In the Harvard Public Health Review
Fall 2003
2002
"A Maturing Partnership," by Rima E. Rudd
In Focus on Basics, Vol. 5, Issue C
February 2002
World Education/NCSALL
Interview with Rima Rudd ScD
December 26, 2002
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio
The Health Show: Health Literacy
Interview by: Zanib Magdon Ismail
2001
In Other Words…Tools to Help Patients Navigate Their Way Around Hospitals by Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L, President, Health Literacy Consulting. This article appears in On Call, October, 2001.
"Researcher Investigates Importance of Health Literacy in Time of Anthrax"
In Harvard Public Health NOW
December 14, 2001
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