Health literacy in context: international perspectives

"Health literacy offers a new way of thinking about how we engage with information about and for health, both as users and providers of information. As a multifaceted construct, health literacy weaves together ideas drawn from health and adult education/literacy disciplines. The complexity of h...

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Other Authors: Gillis, Doris (Editor), Begoray, Deborah (Editor), Rowlands, Gillian (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [2012]
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Summary:"Health literacy offers a new way of thinking about how we engage with information about and for health, both as users and providers of information. As a multifaceted construct, health literacy weaves together ideas drawn from health and adult education/literacy disciplines. The complexity of health literacy necessarily reflects the contexts in which it applies and the perspectives of those who integrate and examine it in their research and practice. This book captures the richness in thinking about health literacy by presenting perspectives of international researchers and practitioners who have been working on health literacy in diverse settings and contexts."--Ix, from Preface
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introducing health literacy in context / Doris E. Gillis, Deborah L. Begoray, and Gillian Rowlands -- Health literacy and definition of terms / Rima E. Rudd, Alexa T. McCray, and Donald Nutbeam -- Health literacy and healthy lifestyle choices / Doris E. Gillis and Nicola J. Gray -- Health literacy and health outcomes / Joanne Protheroe, Michael S. Wolf, and Albert Lee -- Health literacy and lifelong learning / Deborah L. Begoray, E. Anne Marshall, Laura P. Shone, and Gillian Rowlands -- Health literacy, culture, and community / Diane Levin-Zamir and Jane Wills -- Health literacy : an economic perspective / Diarmuid Coughlan -- Concluding thoughts and the future of health literacy / Deborah L. Begoray, Gillian Rowlands, and Doris E. Gillis
Physical Description:xxii, 188 pages 24 cm

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