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Email this Webcast Related Links Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality "Press briefing to Release Two New Reports To Help Improve Health Literacy for 90 Million Americans"  4/8/2004 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Washington, D.C. This press briefing discusses the findings of two new reports: an evidence review published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at the request of the American Medical Association called Literacy and Health Outcomes and a report by the Institute of Medicine called Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. During this press briefing, experts discuss the latest efforts to measure the problem of health literacy to gauge whether Americans with lower literacy skills have worse health outcomes as a result, and to suggest possible remedies. View Briefing ( video ) ( transcript ) Speakers include: Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., President, Institute of Medicine; and John C. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H., President-Elect, American Medical Association. Related Documents: AHRQ Press Release Quality of Health Care: "Q-Pack" Your Medicine: Play It Safe No se arriesgue con sus medicamentos AMA Kit: "Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Understand" Literacy and Health Outcomes - Summary Literacy and Health Outcomes - Full Report Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news, and events. Not sure if your computer is set up to view a HealthCast? For technical support on this or other issues: Consult our Frequently Asked Questions or How to View. Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. Change Your Video Preferences ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help