We recognize that limited health literacy affects people of all ages, races, incomes, and educational levels, but the impact of limited health literacy disproportionately affects lower socioeconomic and minority groups. It affects people's ability to search for and use health information, adopt healthy behaviors, and act on important public health alerts.
Limited health literacy is also associated with worse health outcomes and higher costs. This, thus, calls for collaborative and innovative ways to empower people to access, understand, and use health information to improve their health standards.
