Evolution of Health Literacy

Nitin Agarwal, MD matriculated into the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery residency program in 2014. Prior to joining, Dr. Agarwal received his doctorate of medicine from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. His funded research interests focus on improving patient education to optimize clinical outcomes. To date, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters as well as spoken at several national conferences with over 75 oral and poster presentations. His health literary related research has been published in several high impact factor journals including JAMA Internal Medicine and featured by prominent healthcare oriented news outlets such as Reuters Health. Dr. Agarwal also maintains an active role in organized neurosurgery advocating for medical student as well as patient education. Recently, he was appointed as a member of the Young Neurosurgeons Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and selected as a Council of State Neurological Societies socioeconomic fellow. Outside of medicine, Dr. Agarwal is deeply dedicated to martial arts, specifically the disciplines of Taekwondo, Krav Maga, and Jiu-Jitsu.

Preface; Overview & History of Health Literacy in the United States & the Epidemiology of Low Health Literacy in Healthcare; Printed Education Materials: Analysis, Text Development, & Interventions; Health Literacy: How the Internet has Changed the way People Receive Health Information; Metrics for Assessment of Online Patient Education Materials; Methods & Impact of Improving Health Literacy; Socioeconomic Considerations: Economic Impact of Health Literacy; Assessing Health Literacy in the Hispanic Community; Index.