I. Introduction
II. Health Literacy and Managing Disease
1. Health Literacy Skills
III. Patient Communication
IV. Impact of Health Literacy and National Goals
1. Plain Writing Act
2. Impact of Health Literacy
V. Health Literacy Research
1. Detecting Low Health Literacy
2. Improving Health Communication
VI. Professional Practice Skills
1. Confirmation of Comprehension
2. Use Appropriate Educational Materials
VII. Case Study: Health Literacy during Pregnancy
VIII. Case Study: Ecological Momentary Assessment
IX. Summary