Health Literacy: The Solid Facts
- ISBN-10
- 9289000163
- ISBN-13
- 9789289000161
- Series
- Health Literacy
- Category
- Communication in medicine
- Pages
- 73
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Authors
- Ilona Kickbusch, Jürgen M. Pelikan, Franklin Apfel
Description
As societies grow more complex, and people are increasingly bombarded with health information and misinformation, health literacy becomes essential. People with strong health literacy skills enjoy better health and well-being, while those with weaker skills tend to engage in riskier behaviour and have poorer health. With evidence from the recent European Health Literacy Survey, this report identifies practical and effective ways public health and other sector authorities and advocates can strengthen health literacy in a variety of settings, including educational settings, workplaces, marketplaces, health systems.--
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