Rica Dela Cruz, Jennifer Galbreath, Jean Butel, Ashley B Yamanaka, Lynne R Wilkens, Tanisha Aflague, Patricia Coleman, Leslie Shallcross, Pauline McFall, Rachel Novotny
Health literacy is understudied in the US-Affiliated Pacific (USAP), where local populations have historically experienced social marginalization and disproportionate health inequities caused by the social determinants of health (SDOH). This cross-sectional study analyzed several SDOH indicators-acculturation, use of food assistance programs and demographic characteristics (race and ethnicity, household income, primary language spoken at home and educational attainment)-and their relationship to health literacy among 1305 parents/caregivers of young children ages 2-8 years old who participated in the Children's Healthy Living (CHL) program in Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and Hawai'i...
February 1, 2024: Health Promotion International