KevinMD October 11, 2024
Many students only learn basic health facts, like how to put a condom on a banana or that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But when it comes to making real-life health decisions, this scarce knowledge just doesn’t cut it. Shockingly, only 12 percent of American adults have proficient health literacy skills. This gap becomes especially clear in college, where young adults face new independence and make crucial health choices on their own. During my first year of college, where young adults are truly independent for the first time, I witnessed widespread alcohol and drug use, heard about sexually transmitted infections, and knew many friends on birth control pills without fully understanding the side effects. Now, as a...
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