Erica I. Lubetkin|Emily C. Zabor|Kathleen Isaac|Debra Brennessel|Margaret Kemeny|Jennifer L. Hay
Health Literacy, Information Seeking, and Trust in Information in Haitians
City College of New York|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|City College of New York|Queens Hospital Center|Queens Hospital Center|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
assess heath literacy health information seeking trust healthrelated information among haitian immigrants seen primary carehealth literacy measured brief health literacy screen bhls items health information use 2007 health information national trends surveybhls scores differed according age education survey language participants lower levels health literacy tended likely place lot trust family friends religious organizations leaders sources information health medical topicsconstructing culturallytailored appropriate intervention regarding health promotion requires understanding population accesses conveys health information