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[1] President Bush—2004 State of the Union Address: www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2004/ [2], [5], [7] Council of State Governments Health Policy Group: www.csg.org/CSG/Policy/health
[3] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors", February 2002 [4] Dr. Joseph Riggs, "Atwater Signal", January 15, 2003, “ Two Healthcare Organizations Collaborate on Health Literacy” [6] Partnership for Clear Health Communication, White Paper—Eradicating Low Health Literacy: The First Public Health Movement of the 21st Century Overview", March 2003: www.askme3.org/pfchc [9] Remarks of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, USDA Symposium on Childhood Obesity: Causes and Prevention, October 27, 1998: www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/winnotes/winter99/artcl7.htm [11] "Wired for Health and Well-Being: The Emergence of Interactive Health Communication", Editors: Thomas R. Eng, David H. Gustafson: www.health.gov/scipich/pubs/report/execsummary.htm [12] National Cancer Institute on Cancer Health Disparities: www.nci.nih.gov/newscenter/healthdisparities [13] Statement of The Physicians Association of America before a hearing of the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Regarding H.R.5—The Help Efficient, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (Health) Act of 2003: www.thepiaa.org/pdf_files/PIAA_House_Judiciary_testimony_2-28-03.pdf [14] OECD Economic Working Papers: Healthcare Reform: Controlling Spending and Increasing Efficiency: www.oecd.org/ [8], [16] Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.—United States Surgeon General to American Medical Association House of Delegates Meeting, June 14, 2003, "Health Literacy in America: The Role of Health Care Professionals": www.surgeongeneral.gov/news/speeches/ama061403.htm [15], [18], [19], [22] Institutes of Medicine, “Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century”, March 2001: www.iom.edu/project.asp?id=3827 [21] Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., United States Surgeon General to National Dialogue on Cancer, September 29, 2003, "Obesity and Cancer: The Scientific Links and the Future of Prevention": www.surgeongeneral.gov/news/speeches/obesitycancer09292003.htm [22] A recent recalculation of the actual causes of death in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov) has found that obesity is fast approaching the number one position. Currently, the number one cause of death is tobacco. Both causes of disease and premature death are preventable. [23] Institutes of Medicine Health Literacy Project: www.iom.edu/project.asp?id=3827 [24] Dr. Robert Friedland, Associate Research Professor at Georgetown University and founding director of the Center on an Aging Society. Remarks during May 7, 2003 speech, "A Day of Understanding", AskMe3 webcast: www.vodium.com/mediapod/day_of_understanding/index.asp. [25] Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., United States Surgeon General to National Dialogue on Cancer, Remarks during September 18, 2003 speech, "Sixth National Pfizer Health Literacy Conference", Keynote Address. [26] Center for Information Therapy: Bianca R. Gwinn, MS and Joshua Seidman, PhD, "The Ix Evidence Base: Using Information Therapy to Cross the Quality Chasm", 2004 Executive Summary. [27] Center for Disease Control, Office of Minority Health. "Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities", http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AboutUs/disparities.htm Information Sources, Reports, Articles, Recommendations, etc.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): www.ahrq.gov/ American Medical Association—Health Literacy Resources: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/9913.html American Medical Association Foundation (AMAF): www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3119.html American Public Health Association—Disparity, Literacy and Prevention: www.apha.org Center for Health Care Strategies: Health Literacy Resources: www.chcs.org/resource/hl.html Center for Medicare Education: On Health Literacy: www.medicareed.org/content/CMEPubDocs/V1N6.pdf Council of State Governments Health Policy Group: www.csg.org/CSG/Policy/health
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