Healthcare, Annotated Bibliography Example

Committee on Health Literacy Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health. Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. (2004). Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.

The report demonstrates the issues of health literacy, its foundation, outcomes, and resolutions when social, educational, and cultural matters are considered. Moreover, it denotes health literacy as the extent to which people have the ability to gain, process, and comprehend essential health services and information needed for appropriate health decisions. The committee recommends a plan to improve health in the USA.

Kars. M, Lynda. M, and Feleta. L (2008). The Medical Library Association guide to health literacy. Published/Created: New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers.

This work is packed with literature reviews and many practical healthcare suggestions. It is a significant reference work offering healthcare professionals and medical librarians the state of research in the field. It includes the manner to partner with medical providers and other companies to develop and finance health in the community by educating the society the importance of good health.

Nimmon. L (2009). Through Critical Pedagogy: A Consciousness Raising Health Literacy Project With ESL Speaking Immigrant Women VDM Verlag: Germany.

The author is a PhD student, University of British Columbia, working there as a champion in the improvement of health information levels of the marginalized. This research got an award, Canadian Population and Public Health Masters Research Award. It analyzes the possibility of improving people’s health through educating them about healthcare.

Osborne. H. (2005)Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message. Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

In the book, Osborne argues that medical providers face two main issues: “noticing when patients do not comprehend written text and understanding the way to communicate through other means such as pictures, visual media, and words. She aims at helping overcome these issues by giving practical suggestions. Each chapter of the book provides ideas and solutions to handle different healthcare issues.

Baker.D, Wolf. M, & Thompson. J. (Jul 23, 2007) “Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.” Archives of Internal Medicine.;167(14):1503-9A.

The authors aim at determining whether little health information extent independently leads to overall cause of healthcare problems and illnesses. Comprehending that low health information leads to low knowledge in health matters and self-management and prevention of some dieses such as chronic diseases, the authors concluded that health literacy is significant for good health and, therefore, low literacy leads to many cases of illnesses and mortality.

Mercogliano, C. (2003). Teaching the restless: One school’s remarkable no-Ritalin approach to helping children learn and succeed. Boston: Beacon Press.

Mercogliano explains how dependence on drugs such as Ritalin, to improve the attention of students with attention problems is not the right solution. The work questions how teachers are supposed to deal with such students with ADD.

References

Baker.D, Wolf. M, & Thompson. J. (Jul 23, 2007) “Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.” Archives of Internal Medicine.;167(14):1503-9A.

Committee on Health Literacy Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health. Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. (2004). Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.

Kars. M, Lynda. M, and Feleta. L (2008). The Medical Library Association guide to health literacy. Published/Created: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Mercogliano, C. (2003). Teaching the restless: One school’s remarkable no-Ritalin approach to helping children learn and succeed. Boston: Beacon Press.

Nimmon. L (2009). Through Critical Pedagogy: A Consciousness Raising Health Literacy Project With ESL Speaking Immigrant Women VDM Verlag: Germany.

Osborne. H. (2005)Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message. Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.