Many observers believe that the use of emerging interactive health information technologies, often referred to as eHealth,1 can help to improve the quality, capacity, and efficiency of the health care system. eHealth has the potential to improve access to the health care system for traditionally underserved populations and to increase the capacity to pro- vide tailoring and customization for in…
The Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice of the Insti tute of Medicine (IOM) established the Roundtable on Health Lit- eracy to foster dialogue and discussion to advance the field of health literacy and improve the translation of research findings to health care, education, and policy. The roundtable strives to enhance mutual under- standing of health literacy among the health …