Enhancing Health Literacy:
MESF’s Commitment

In agreement with the Institute of Medicine’s report defining health literacy as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions,” MESF is strongly invested in improving health literacy, patient and family education by providing timely, credible health information, supporting improved access to care for all individuals through information and resources, thus allowing patients to make decisions based on an understanding of facts, issues, options for action, and consequences.