Health literacy
Subtitle: the solid facts
By: editors, Ilona Kickbusch, Jurgen M. Pelikan, Franklin Apfel & Agis D. Tsouros
Contributors: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Series: The solid facts; Solid facts (Series)
Publisher: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Copenhagen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
ISBN-13: 9789289000154
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Health literacy; Health education; Patient education; Communication in medicine; Health Literacy
Work titles: Health literacy (Kickbusch)
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.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Abstract; title: Contents; title: Foreword; title: Contributors; title: Introduction; title: Making the case for investing in strengthening health literacy. European Health Literacy Survey ; Health literacy: a key determinant of health ; Example: noncommunicable diseases ; Limited health literacy: an underestimated problem and equity challenge ; Example: migrants and minorities ; Health literacy builds resilience among individuals and communities ; Example: Netherlands Alliance for Health Literacy; title: Taking action to create and strengthen health literacy-friendly settings.  Attributes of health-literate settings ; Health literacy is a key attribute of a healthy city ; Attributes of health literacy-friendly organizations ; Educational settings ; Marketplace and community settings ; Workplace settings ; Health care settings ; Example: adherence to medication ;  Example: programmes for self-managing chronic disease ; Media and communication ; Social media and mobile health; title: Developing policies for health literacy at the local, national and European Region levels.