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Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information and services for personal and public health decisions. Learn about the updated definitions, the role of trust, and the resources to improve health literacy.
Health literacy is the personal and organizational knowledge and competencies to access, understand, appraise and use health information and services. It is a determinant of health and health equity, and WHO supports countries to improve it through training, assessment and policy development.
Learn about health literacy, a skill that helps people find, understand, and use health information and services. Find training, data, tools, and resources from CDC and other organizations.
Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information and services to make well-informed decisions. Learn about the types, importance, and challenges of health literacy, and how NNLM supports it with trainings, resources, and funding.
Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information and services for personal and public health. Learn how Healthy People 2030 defines, measures, and promotes health literacy for all.
Health literacy is the ability to access, understand and use information for health promotion and prevention. WHO advocates for health literacy as a key factor in reducing health inequities and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information and services for personal and public health. Learn about the new definitions, research findings, and resources from NIH and other HHS agencies.
DEFINITION OF HEALTH LITERACY. Health literacy is of concern to everyone involved in health promotion and protection, disease prevention and early screening, health care and maintenance, and policy making.
Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information and services to make good decisions. Learn about the personal and organizational factors that can affect health literacy, and how to communicate well with health care providers.
Given the centrality of health literacy to achieving Healthy People 2030 goals, these 2 definitions will help encourage the research, policies, and programs needed to eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all.