[jacqueline]

To be honest, I had never focused on the topic of health literacy! I just assumed that most people were able to decipher labels and instructions on medicines and foods. Silly me. Why can't the vocabulary be brought down to an intermediate or better yet, a low level. Informataion should be given at a level that would be understood by someone with a 4th grade reading level. It can be potentially life threatening if this very important area of information is not easily understood by most.