TY  - JOUR
T1  - FEderal agencies poised to help improve health literacy in the united states
AU  - Mitka M
Y1  - 2012/02/15
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.128
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 653
EP  - 653
VL  - 307
IS  - 7
N2  - 
The authors, who are or were affiliated with various federal health agencies, suggest that 3 initiatives in 2010 brought health literacy concerns to a tipping point and will allow the issue to move from the margins of the health care delivery system into its mainstream (Koh HK et al. Health Aff [Millwood]10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1169 [published online January 18, 2012]). These initiatives include 2 laws—the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Plain Writing Act of 2010—and the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy, launched in 2010 by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.128
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.128
ER  -