Building and improving health literacy in the 'new normal' of health care : frameworks and actions

Research shows that low health literacy (HL) is linked to poorer mental and physical health, increased health inequalities and less cost-effective health care systems. HL results in Europe indicate that almost 50% of the respondents in eight member states of the European Union displayed limited HL....

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Main Authors Lega, Federico (Author), Kreutzer, Pia (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
SeriesEuropean health management in transition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781837533381
DOI10.1108/9781837533367
Physical Description1 online resource (156 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Health Literacy as a Key Factor in the "New Normal" of Health Care Systems
  • Chapter 2. Health Literacy: Definition and Background
  • Chapter 3. Health Literacy Measurement, Assessment, and Association
  • Chapter 4. Health Literacy in the "New Normal ... and Opportunities for Technology
  • Chapter 5. How to Improve Health Literacy
  • Chapter 6. Clinical Pathways as a Management Tool to Enhance Health Literacy / Elena Maggioni
  • Chapter 7. Implications and Lessons for Health Policymakers and Health Managers
  • Chapter 8. What We Should Know and Conclusions
  • Annex A: Articles included in the systematic review.