At Health IQ we're committed to making the 21st century the health literacy century. Just as reading literacy led to breathtaking advances in the last century, health literacy can dramatically improve individual lives in this century.
As our report shows, states with higher health literacy scores had lower rates of diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Our report also showed a strong correlation between health literacy and health care costs, which are a serious challenge for individuals, families and society as a whole.
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