Communicating Cancer Control Messages to Low-Literate and Diverse Audiences
| Autor: | Rhonda C. Conerly |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Medical education medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public health Health literacy Disease Literacy Disadvantaged Psychiatry and Mental health Oncology Medicine Health education business Health communication Applied Psychology Screening procedures media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 19:147-159 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7586 0734-7332 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j077v19n03_11 |
| Popis: | Colorectal cancer is considered to be preventable because of its developmental progression. Effectively communicating about the various screening procedures for the disease is an important weapon in combating its incidence and mortality. Successful health communication must take into account the health literacy of and cultural relevance to the targeted audience. More than 40% of adults in the United States have low literacy skills. Unfortunately, many health communication materials are not culturally relevant and are written at a level of literacy that is too high. Thus, research is needed to determine how inadequate health literacy influences health behaviors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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