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The Informed Health Consumer-Milhealth's Health Information Literacy Series Pt.2

 Pt. II What Kind of Health Information Seeker Are You?

What kind of health seeker are you?

• Are you the kind of person who thinks that the less known about your health the better?

• Or are you a the kind of person who tracks down every last peice of information about your health problems?

Either way, you still need to know the basics about your health condition.  

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The Informed Health Consumer-Milhealth's Health Information Literacy Series Pt.1

Milhealth’s Health Information Literacy Series. 

Pt. 1 Intro to the Informed Health Consumer-Patient

An informed, prepared patient is an empowered partner with their health care providers in their health care decisions. Most people find that when they have a basic understanding of their disease and their treatment, they do better.