Health literacy : the solid facts /

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 ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kickbusch, Ilona, 1948- (Editor ), Pelikan, Jürgen M. (Editor ), Apfel, Franklin (Editor ), Tsouros, Agis D. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Copenhagen : World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, [2013]
Colección:Solid facts (Series)
Temas:
Health literacy.
Health education.
Patient education.
Communication in medicine.
Health Literacy
Health Education
Patient Education as Topic
Compétence informationnelle en santé.
Éducation sanitaire.
Éducation des patients.
Communication en médecine.
Communication in medicine
Health education
Health literacy
Patient education
Europe.
Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 73 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9289000163
9789289000161

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