IUHPE Position Statement on Health Literacy: a practical vision for a health literate world
| Autor: | Gillian Rowlands, Robert Simmons, Irving Rootman, Janine Bröder, Peter Wushou Chang, Diane Levin-Zamir, Orkan Okan, Evelyn McElhinney, Stephan Van den Broucke, Kristine Sørensen, Luis Nunes-Saboga, Don Nutbeam, Jürgen M. Pelikan, Richard H. Osborne, Ilona Kickbusch, Stefania Velardo, Jane Wills |
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| Přispěvatelé: | UCL - SSH/IPSY - Psychological Sciences Research Institute |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Position statement
business.industry 030503 health policy & services Environmental and Occupational Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Equity (finance) Health literacy Public relations 03 medical and health sciences Patient safety 0302 clinical medicine Health promotion Political science 030212 general & internal medicine Social determinants of health Public Health 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Global Health Promotion, Vol. 25, no.4, p. 79-88 (2018) |
| Popis: | The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Position Statement on Health Literacy provides an overview of existing evidence and continuing debate on health literacy. Developed by the IUHPE Global Working Group on Health Literacy, including experts from around the globe, the Statement provides a basis for discussion and advocacy, by and with IUHPE, both within the health promotion community, and among stakeholders and partners in health promotion. The Statement offers a detailed introduction to the concept of health literacy, calling for global action to improve health literacy in populations. It positions health literacy as an important and modifiable social determinant of health, that plays a significant role in broadly-based strategies for health promotion. The Statement emphasises the necessity of a systems approach to health literacy, underpinned by global, national, regional and local policies. It summarises key evidence to guide practice and policy development, recognising the importance of continued investment in intervention research, in professional and consumer capacity building, and in the transfer of research findings into frontline health promotion practice. In summary, health literacy is understood as an important cross-cutting issue in health promotion throughout the lifespan, which has practical application in guiding clinical practice, public health interventions and public policy for the advancement of global health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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