; Whereas knowledge of health and improvements in health literacy can encourage individuals to take action on their health that can improve their health status and lower their costs despite their health status; Whereas, despite the breathtaking advances in reading literacy over the last century that have led to impressive economic, societal, and cultural advances, there is little systematic effort in the United States to improve health literacy generally, through public programs specifically and with individuals particularly; Whereas, in 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services produced a National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy that lays out seven goals, including research and interventions to improve health literacy, but that action plan does not directly encourage patients to become more health literate or knowledgeable, has not been updated, and the recommendations contained in such action plan have not been implemented or reviewed; Whereas it is necessary to continue activities that are foundational to healthcare modernization and improvement in the United States, including— (1) improving health literacy, IQ, knowledge, and education about how the body works and how to maintain health appropriately; (2) promoting innovation in wellness and prevention; and (3) expanding rewards and incentives for healthy behavior; and Whereas organizations have recognized the month of October as Health Literacy month to encourage doctors and other health professionals to take an online health literacy assessment and provide education to improve patient engagement: Now, therefore, be it