Governments around the world have adopted national policies and programs to improve
health literacy. This paper examines progress in the development of evidence to support …

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 …

Health literacy is a relatively new concept in health promotion. It is a composite term to
describe a range of outcomes to health education and communication activities. From this …

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 …

Health literacy is an important issue in public health today, especially as patients are taking
a greater role in obtaining information about their health. Health literacy is commonly …

International and cultural perspectives of health literacy help deepen the understanding of
the global context within which health literacy plays an important role. Throughout this …

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 …

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 …

We conducted a systematic literature review, using the RE-AIM framework, with the goal of
determining what information is available to inform research to practice translation of health …

Health literacy has become a national priority in the United States. Although less is known
about the rate, outcomes, and costs associated with health literacy globally relative to the …