of health literacy, in part because health literacy involves both the context (or setting) in which health literacy demands are made (e.g., health care...

Mental health literacy has been defined as "knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management and prevention. Mental...

Literacy is the ability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period...

(lack of ability to communicate with health care providers, poor health literacy, low income). Limitations to health care services affect negatively the...

behaviors, financial literacy, and career decisions. Therefore, innumeracy may negatively affect economic choices, financial outcomes, health outcomes, and life...

to meet patients at their level of health literacy. As defined by the Institute of Medicine's report, health literacy is "the degree to which individuals...

related the lack of health literacy among most of self-trackers. The European Health Literacy Survey Consortium Health defines health literacy as "[...] people's...

Health (OSH) literacy is the degree to which individuals have the functional capacity to access, process and use the occupational safety and health (OSH)...

to improve health literacy, including improving knowledge, and developing life skills which are conducive to individual and community health." It is often...

Information and media literacy (IML) enables people to show and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful...

The purpose of disseminating health information is to influence personal health choices by improving health literacy. Health communication is a unique niche...

Emotional literacy Mental health literacy Psychological literacy (Wikiversity) Scientific literacy Boneau, C. A. (1990). "Psychological literacy: A first...

proficient health literacy, 44% have intermediate literacy, 29 percent have basic literacy and 14 percent have below basic health literacy. The study...

community’s development. Aliteracy Financial literacy Computer literacy Health literacy Functional English Literacy Literacy in the United States Post-literate...

disparities in healthcare, and socioeconomic challenges that lead to lower health literacy, median life expectancy, and per capita income. Initially, only 1,000...

resources to the health domain in the form of eHealth literacy can also create new gaps between health consumers. eHealth literacy hinges not on the...

to connect to low health literacy LHL groups could be a way to increase health literacy. It is critically important for the health of populations that...

key points at the end. Health educators have also utilized the fotonovela because the medium overcomes issues of health literacy, which is the degree to...

thought to include the complexity of modern medication regimens, poor health literacy and not understanding treatment benefits, the occurrence of undiscussed...

not-for-profit, private operating foundation providing health care and improving health literacy at the national level. It is located in Anaheim, California...

Etiology EuroHealthNet Exercise Global health Health behaviour Health equity Health literacy Health policy Healthy People Hopkins Center for Health Disparities...

October is the Month of the Holy Rosary. Breast Cancer Awareness Month Health Literacy Month International Walk to School Month Medical Ultrasound Awareness...

significance of health literacy and the system's failure to provide an equal opportunity of education for everyone. Health literacy can be described...

parents' decision-making regarding cough and cold medications: role of health literacy". Academic Pediatrics. 13 (3): 229–35. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2013.01.004...

comprehensive health literacy. The study concluded that health literacy should be taken into consideration when assessing refugee health and that more...

Literacy in India is a key for social-economic progress. The 2011 census, indicated a 2001–2011 literacy growth of 9.2%, which is slower than the growth...

The Asian Health Literacy Association (AHLA; Chinese: 亞洲健康識能學會) is an association which aims to provide an overview of the health literacy status in Asia...

population also has lower rates of health literacy. A 2016 study found that over 60% of patients had inadequate health literacy in a sample of formerly incarcerated...

terminology in online patient-patient communication: evidence of high health literacy?". Health Expectations. 19 (3): 643–653. doi:10.1111/hex.12395. PMC 5042046...

barriers to health equity. There are many issues due to health insurance that affect health equity, including the following: Health Insurance Literacy. Within...