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Health Literacy: Resource Brief. (February 2013). Updated January 2014, November 2024.
Author: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., MCH Digital Library.
Reviewers: Suzanne Bronheim, Ph. D., National Center for Cultural Competence; Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Digital Library; Shree Mohanty, M.A., M.S., R.D., L.D., Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Region V.
Editor: Ruth Barzel, M.A., MCH Digital Library.

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