Literacy is the ability to understand and use printed material at work, at home, and in the community.
Health is the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social and economic well being of a person.
It is more than the absence of illness or injury. Nearly half of adult Islanders have trouble with everyday reading tasks. Many people cannot read a bottle label well enough to know how much medicine to give or take. Many others have trouble with health forms because they are not written clearly. Directions on a medicine bottle can be hard for everyone to read and understand, especially people with low literacy skills.