This document, the HLE2, is an updated version of the "Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers" [see ED508596]. The original workbook and assessment tool has been widely used in the U.S. and has been translated and adapted for different health systems in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. This revision, HLE2 (The…

The relationship between emergent spatial understanding in different cognitive domains, including navigation and language, has rarely been studied using methods that allow for the examination of individual differences. In this study the authors explored emergent place learning and its relationship to early spatial language, namely prepositions, in…

The "health literacy environment" of a healthcare facility represents the expectations, preferences, and skills of those providing health information and services. Some of these demands are in the form of physical aspects of the hospital or health center, such as signs and postings. At the same time, access to and navigation of health…