..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Genetic communication Health literacy Hemoglobin Self-report Sickle cell disease National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 Table 1 Distribution of β-globin sequence analysis results among 126...

...E.V. Syurina; I. Brankovic; N. Probst-Hensch; A. Brand So far health literacy has not been sufficiently discussed in the context of public health genomics. Primarily, not genomic but rather genome-based health information needs to be addressed taking into account genome-environment interactions...

... the concept of health literacy can act as a catalyst for the translation process and to comment on the necessity to adapt new perspectives in a rapidly changing world, such as e.g. the health literacy-friendly approach of Google. Taking advantage of the potential of health literacy in the population along...

...S. Ashida; M. Goodman; C. Pandya; L.M. Koehly; C. Lachance; J. Stafford; K.A. Kaphingst Objectives: This study examined the levels of genetic knowledge, health literacy and beliefs about causation of health conditions among individuals in different age groups. Methods: Individuals (n = 971...

... and practitioners in public health genomics will increasingly be called upon to translate genomic information to individuals with varying levels of health literacy and numeracy. This paper discusses the current state of research regarding public understanding of genetics and genomics, the influence of health...

.... Document complexity Family health history Genetic literacy Health literacy Readability National Institutes of Health (NIH) 10.13039/100000002 Health literacy has been defined as ‘the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health...