Health literacy

Examples of Health literacy in the following topics:

• Education and Health

  • Health literacy is of continued and increasing concern for health professionals, as it is a primary factor behind health disparities.
  • There are many factors that determine the health literacy level of health education materials or other health interventions.
  • Health literacy skills are not only a problem in the public.
  • Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, public health workers) can also have poor health literacy skills, such as a reduced ability to clearly explain health issues to patients and the public.
  • The eHealth literacy model is also referred to as the Lily model, which incorporates the following literacies, each of which are instrumental to the overall understanding and measurement of eHealth literacy: basic literacy, computer literacy, information literacy, media literacy, science literacy, health literacy.

• Health Disparities

  • While technology has advanced the practice of medicine and generally improved health, not all people have the same access to health care or the same quality of health care.
  • According to the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S., health disparities are the "population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to health care".
  • The health financing system.
  • Low Health literacy.
  • While problems with health literacy are not limited to minority groups, the problem can be more pronounced in these groups than in whites due to socioeconomic and educational factors.

• Statistical Literacy

  • This article (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2217230/Coffee-cancer-Six-cups-day-cuts-risk-womb-prostate-cancer.html?
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• Types of Social Mobility

  • However, it may also refer to changes in health status, literacy rate, education, or other variables among groups such as classes, ethnic groups, or countries.
  • An example of absolute social mobility is when a region's economic development provides education to a social group that previously did not have access to education, thus raising the group's literacy level and socioeconomic status.

• Statistical Literacy

  • A research design to compare three drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is described here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/health/alzheimers-prevention-studies-to-test-three-drugs.html?
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• Introduction to Information Literacy

• Statistical Literacy

• Illuminated Manuscripts

  • These developments, along with increases in literacy in both aristocratic and merchant classes, increased the demand for books and illuminated manuscripts.
  • In this detail from the 13th century illuminated manuscript Li Livres dou Santé (The Books of Health), a monk tasting wine from a barrel is part of the ornately decorated initial.

• References

  • Change over time in children's literacy achievement.
  • An observation survey of early literacy achievement (2nd ed.).
  • Literacy lessons designed for individuals part one: Why?
  • Literacy Teaching and Learning 3(1), 55-76.
  • Journal of Literacy Research, 36(4), 501-532.

• Introducing Health Psychology

  • Health psychology is the application of psychological theory and research to health, illness, and healthcare.
  • Behavioral health focuses on prevention of health problems and illnesses, while behavioral medicine focuses on treatment.
  • Public health psychologists present research results on epidemiological findings related to health behaviors to educators, policy makers, and health care providers in order to promote public health initiatives for at-risk groups.
  • Community health psychology investigates community factors that contribute to the health and well-being.
  • Critical health psychology is concerned with the distribution of power and the impact of power differentials on health behaviors, healthcare systems, and health policy.