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APhA Policy Manual

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  1. APhA encourages pharmacists and student pharmacists to increase their awareness of health literacy. Health literacy is the degree to which people can obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions.
  2. APhA encourages pharmacists and student pharmacists to assess patients’ health literacy and then implement appropriate communications and education.
  3. APhA encourages the review of all patient information for health literacy appropriateness.
Reference: (JAPhA. NS42(5)(suppl 1):S60; September/October 2002) (JAPhA. NS45(5):556; September/October 2005) (Reviewed 2009) (Reviewed 2014) (Reviewed 2019)
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