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Consequently, the health information, understanding, and resources needed to manage their own or their family members’ health are not available to them, often leading to negative health outcomes. Low health literacy is most common among people of color, non-native English speakers, and people with limited income and schooling (Heinrich, 2012; Kalichman & Rompa, 2000; Kaphingst, Goodman, Pyke, Stafford, & Lachance, 2012; Rothman et al., 2006) .  \nLearners in adult education and family literacy (AEFL) programs mirror these demographics. Having children also requires parents to engage in new health literacy practices such as completing health history forms, making decisions about vaccinations, installing car seats, and managing children’s health (Nielsen-Bohlman, Panzer, & Kindig, 2004, p. 24) . As such, AEFL educators can playa key role in teaching and enhancing health literacy. The purpose of this guide is to inform practitioners about the current descriptions of health literacy, the relevance of the topic to AEFL practice, and ways to incorporate health literacy into the classroom.  \nWhat Is Health Literacy?  \nThe National Library of Medicine’s widely used definition states that is “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic  \nhealth information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions”(Ratzan & Parker, 2000, [qtd. in](qtd. in)[ ](qtd. in)Selden et al., 2000, [p. vi](p. vi)). This definition is situated in the once-dominant view of health literacy, which focuses on individual, functional skills such as reading medicine labels. This “clinical” (Pleasant & Kuruvilla, 2008) or “medical literacy”(Peerson & Saunders, 2009) approach is concerned with “cognitive capabilities, skills and behaviors which reflect an individual’s capacity to function in the role of a patient within the healthcare system”(Sørensen et al., 2012, p. 4) .  \nRecent discussions of health literacy have sought to correct the shortcomings of this view. Namely, it is too focused on individual skills and reading comprehension, it defines health literacy as a risk instead of an asset or resource, it places the main responsibility for health outcomes on individuals, its goal is to create compliant patients, and it ignores social conditions that can limit access to healthcare (e.g., employment, income) and to the types of literacy needed to navigate the healthcare system (see e.g., Chinn, 2011; Nutbeam, 2008, 2009; Peerson & Saunders, 2009; Ronson & Rootman, 2012) .  \nA broader view of health literacy, which defines it as a dynamic social practice that is always situated in specific sociocultural settings (e.g., Nutbeam, 2008; Papen, 2009), has gained more acceptance. This “public health”(Pleasant & Kuruvilla, 2008) or “asset”(Nutbeam, 2008) perspective frames health literacy as aresource that equips people to navigate healthcare systems, critically assess information, and take more control of their health. Within this framework, health liter-  \nacy is a shared responsibility of individuals, healthcare systems, and healthcare practitioners, who should create accessible healthcare systems and learn to use effective oral and written communication to meet patients’ needs (Coleman et al., 2011; Ronson & Rootman, 2012; Sherow & Weinberger, 2002) . It is also a shared resource, meaning that people exchange knowledge, interpret health information, and make healthcare decisions with help from family and friends (Papen, 2009) .  \nIn sum,“critical health literacy” transcends functional health knowledge by “rais[ing] awareness of the social, economic, and environmental determinants of hea","cbCaii6a4R0L4BlP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii6a4R0L4BlP","pdf",416918,"English","# Introduction\n# What Is Health Literacy?\n## Definition and traditional clinical view\n## Public health and asset-based perspectives\n## Critical health literacy and social determinants","[{\"question\":\"Why does limited health literacy matter for adult education students and families?\",\"answer\":\"Limited health literacy prevents adults from accessing, understanding, and using health information and services, often leading to negative health outcomes. 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