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Literacy is imperative to civic participation and democratic governance. Beyond that, as this article points it, lies an even more basic component of insuring citizens' physical and mental independence and right to safety: the ability to read and inform oneself on disease prevention and treatment. When literacy is addressed as a health care issue, its importance takes on a new dimension.
Posted by Aralena Leroy | September 24, 2008 8:39 AM