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Number of children's books in the home: an indicator of parent health literacyLee M Sanders
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:424-8. 2004..One in 4 US adults have poor health literacy, unable to read and understand written medical information. Current tools that assess health literacy skills are too lengthy to be useful in routine clinical encounters...
Health literacy and child health promotion: implications for research, clinical care, and public policyLee M Sanders
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine and Health Equity, Department of Pediatrics, 1601 NW 12th Ave, Suite 4063, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Pediatrics 124:S306-14. 2009..Future initiatives to reduce child health inequities should include health-promotion strategies that meet the health literacy needs of children, adolescents, and their caregivers...
Literacy and child health: a systematic reviewLee M Sanders
Division of Community Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1601 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:131-40. 2009..To assess the prevalence of low health literacy among adolescents, young adults, and child caregivers in the United States, the readability of common child-health information, and the relationship between literacy and child health...
Caregiver health literacy and the use of child health servicesLee M Sanders
Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1601 NW 12th Ave, Suite 4063, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Pediatrics 119:e86-92. 2007..The purpose of this work was to assess the association between caregiver health literacy and the use and cost of child health services...
Evidence-based community pediatrics: building a bridge from bedside to neighborhoodLee M Sanders
Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1601 NW 12th Ave, Suite 4063, PO Box 016820 D820, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Pediatrics 115:1142-7. 2005..Practical elements of each pillar are described and illustrated by specific examples from community-based efforts of pediatricians and are accompanied by specific resources to aid pediatricians in their future community health work...
Pediatricians and health literacy: descriptive results from a national surveyTeri Turner
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children s Hospital, Clinical Care Center, Suite 1540, 6621 Fannin St, CC 1540, Houston, TX 77030 2399, USA
Pediatrics 124:S299-305. 2009..To describe pediatricians' self-reported experiences with health literacy, use of basic and enhanced communication techniques, and perceived barriers to effective communication during office visits...
Health literacy assessment of labeling of pediatric nonprescription medications: examination of characteristics that may impair parent understandingH Shonna Yin
Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
Acad Pediatr 12:288-96. 2012..Poor quality and variability of medication labeling have been cited as key contributors to medication misuse. We assessed the format and content of labels and materials packaged with common pediatric liquid nonprescription medications...
Assessment of health literacy and numeracy among Spanish-Speaking parents of young children: validation of the Spanish Parental Health Literacy Activities Test (PHLAT Spanish)H Shonna Yin
Department of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
Acad Pediatr 12:68-74. 2012....
Child advocacy training: curriculum outcomes and resident satisfactionLisa J Chamberlain
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:842-7. 2005..Many health problems affecting children today are based in the community and cannot be easily addressed in the office setting. Child advocacy is an effective approach for pediatricians to take...
The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative studyH Shonna Yin
New York University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
Pediatrics 124:S289-98. 2009..To assess the health literacy of US parents and explore the role of health literacy in mediating child health disparities...
Mammography result notification letters: are they easy to read and understand?Erin N Marcus
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:545-51. 2011..The purpose of this study is to assess the readability and ease of use of the sample letters provided as a template for the notification letters centers send to patients...
No follow-up after positive newborn screening: medical neglect?Melissa T Merrick
Department of Pediatrics, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Child Maltreat 15:315-23. 2010....
Adverse medical outcomes of early newborn screening programs for phenylketonuriaJeffrey P Brosco
Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, PO Box 016820, Miami FL 33101, USA
Pediatrics 122:192-7. 2008..We sought to determine if newborn screening programs for phenylketonuria before 1980 led to adverse medical outcomes in children with false-positive results...
Impact of specific medical interventions on reducing the prevalence of mental retardationJeffrey P Brosco
Department of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Fla 33101, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:302-9. 2006..To explore the impact of medical interventions on reducing the prevalence of mental retardation (MR) in the United States over the last 50 years...
Factors influencing community pediatrics training in residencyCynthia S Minkovitz
J Pediatr 150:119-20, 120.e1-2. 2007
Advocacy by any other name would smell as sweetLisa J Chamberlain
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:453. 2006
