헬스 리터러시 사업의 주요 특성과 정책적 개선방안

• Published in: 保健敎育健康增進學會誌 Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 47 - 57
• Main Authors: 오현정(Hyun Jung Oh), 최명일(Myung-Il Choi)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국보건교육건강증진학회 2015
• Subjects: 예방의학; Health Campaign; Health Inequality; Doctor-Patient Communication; Health Policy; Health Literacy
• ISSN: 1229-4128; 2635-5302
• DOI: 10.14367/kjhep.2015.32.4.47

Objectives: This study reviews literature on health literacy and provides communication guidelines and policy implications for addressing health literacy for the Korean population. Methods: EBSCOHost, JSTOR, ProQuest, Web of Science, and PubMed were searched using the term "health literacy." The present study also reviewed reports and publications released by governments and healthcare agencies. Results: By reviewing existing articles and reports, the present study provides following suggestions : (a) implementation of a national health literacy survey on a regular basis, (b) development of tailored health literacy interventions for different target segments, (C) development of an appropriate model to evaluate the effectiveness of health literacy programs, and (d) development of health literacy guidelines for distributing health information and educating healthcare professionals. Conclusions: Health literacy issues must be addressed through establishment of appropriate policies and guidelines as well as collaboration between government and healthcare organizations.