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Family Health Literacy

Twenty percent of American adults have inadequate health literacy, defined as “the ability to understand heath-related materials, such as prescriptions, appointment cards, medicine labels, and directions for home health care.“ Children whose caregivers have low health literacy are at greater risk of having poor health outcomes. PolicyLab’s research examines the connection between health literacy and child outcomes.

Maternal Health Literacy and Child Health Program Participation

This project aims to determine the conditions under which maternal health literacy predicts disparities in participation in public programs through secondary analysis of data from an ongoing three-year longitudinal cohort study.

Medicaid Retention: A 50-State Summary

Through analysis of secondary Medicaid administrative data and primary state-level renewal process data, this study aims to improve understanding of factors that may increase child Medicaid retention rates, especially among vulnerable groups of children.

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Maternal Health Literacy and Child Health Program Participation

Medicaid Retention: A 50-State Summary

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