Public health concerns underlie a considerable portion of the global burden of disease,
increasing the utility and need for promoting and assessing the knowledge about public …

Since the 1990s, there has been a steep and steady rise in studies published, and national
and international policies adopted, on health literacy. This surge in interest has focused on …

As a field of research, a viable approach to improving health outcomes, and an important
area of policy, health literacy has experienced significant growth and considerable evolution …

Background Health literacy concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet
the complex demands of health in modern society. Although its importance is increasingly …

The past 25 years has seen extraordinary growth in interest in health literacy. Governments
in Europe, the United States and China among others have developed national strategies …

Background Defining health literacy from a public health perspective places greater
emphasis on the knowledge and skills required to prevent disease and for promoting health …

SUMMARY 'Health literacy'refers to accessing, understanding and using information to
make health decisions. However, despite its introduction into the World Health …

C. Goals: To improve the health literacy abilities of all Canadians by:• developing a sound
knowledge base that provides access to the existing and most recent information as well as …

Dear Readers, the development of health literacy measures keeps currently health
researchers across the globe busy. Major steps forward have been achieved in particular in …

The term ''health literacy''has now permeated the public health lexicon. The 2006 US
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is the first national survey to employ …