Another project, also associated with adult education, examines the effects of breast and cervical cancer curriculum materials in adult learning centers. The materials have been written and designed to be understandable to a wide range of reading skill levels. A third program builds on recent studies that have provided evidence of the health effects of limited literacy and uses recently developed methods for measuring health literacy. In this project, researchers are looking at the experiences of patients with chronic diseases, their literacy levels, and their management of their health. Rudd and her colleagues believe that a full understanding of literacy and its effects is requisite to effective public health practice.
Literacy is a fundamental component of communication.
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