translation.da: I rapporten Healthy People 2010 definerer det amerikanske sundhedsministerium det som ”det omfang, hvori personer kan indhente, behandle og forstå grundlæggende sundhedsinformation og \_ tjenester, som er nødvendige for at træffe de rigtige sundhedsvalg.”
translation.en: In the report Healthy People 2010 , the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services define it as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.”