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Asthma Health Literacy Study

The overall goal of the pilot study is to test an adult functional health literacy intervention in adults from an urban community who are suffering from asthma. The intervention is intended to improve asthma management by patients by ensuring information and materials are appropriate to an individual's functioning literacy level.

The role of functional health literacy as it relates to socio-demographic, clinical, intrapersonal, and behavioral factors over time will be examined.

For more information on this specific project, please contact Center faculty member Melissa A. Valerio, Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education: mvalerio@umich.edu

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If the major risk factors for chronic disease were eliminated, at least 80% of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes would be prevented; and 40% of cancer would be prevented.