"Health Information Accessibility and Availability and Its Impact on the Health Literacy of Hispanics"

Jennifer Stone

Jennifer Stone graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010 with a double major in Biology and Spanish.  She is currently working as an associate research specialist in the Pathology Unit at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center with the plan of applying to Medical School in the future.  This research project was done as part of an English Composition course taught by Rebecca Lorimer who also advised Jennifer throughout the course of the project. 

Contents

Introduction

Methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusion

Resources

Resources

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