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.”
translation.mt: Fir- rapport Healthy People 2010 , id-Dipartiment tas-Saħħa u Servizzi Umani tal-Istati Uniti jiddefinixxih bħala "il-grad kemm l-individwi għandhom il-kapaċità li jiksbu, jipproċessaw u jifhmu informazzjoni bażika dwar is-saħħa u servizzi meħtieġa biex jagħmlu deċiżjonijiet xierqa dwar is-saħħa.”