Effects of Health Literacy in Healthcare Utilization in US 1. Access the NAAL website https://nces.ed.gov/naal. Research the website; provide information from this website in relation to adult literacy.
2. Do a literature search and find an article on how health literacy affects access and utilization of health care in the US. Discuss the article’s
conclusions. Does it support or differ from Bastable’s discussion of health literacy in chapter 7? Provide the citation for the article you found so others
can read it. Background: Health literacy presents an enormous challenge in the delivery of effective healthcare and quality outcomes. We evaluated the impact of low health literacy (LHL) on healthcare utilization and healthcare expenditure.
