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What is Health Literacy

Health literacy is important to people’s health. It is more than just being able to read the label on a medicine bottle, it’s also about knowing how to use the information on the label to safely manage your care and knowing where to go for help if you are … See more

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Universal Precautions for Health Literacy

WebFollowing a universal precautions approach means [i]: understanding that the health care system is complicated, taking steps to make the system easier to navigate for everyone, …

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Health Numeracy – Canberra Health Literacy

WebHealth Numeracy is an important part of health literacy. It is the: “degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate and act on …

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Health literacy ‘how to’ guide

WebHealth literacy ‘how to’ guide Produced in partnership with Public Health England, NHS England and the Community Health and Learning Foundation

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Digital Health Literacy – Canberra Health Literacy

WebDigital health literacy, or e-Health literacy, is the use of digital literacy skills in health. It has been defined as the ability to seek, find, understand and appraise health …

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Mental Health Literacy

WebMental Health Literacy is the knowledge and beliefs people have about mental disorders which help their recognition, management or prevention [i]. It is important because it …

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Questions to Ask – Canberra Health Literacy

WebQuestions to Ask. Listen. 5 minutes. You’ll get more out of your visit to your doctor or health professional and find it easier to make decisions if you understand the treatments, …

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Writing Health Information for Consumers – Canberra …

WebReferences: [i] Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. 2014, National statement on health literacy.Sydney: ACSQHC; Rowlands G, Protheroe …

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The Gippsland Guide to becoming a Health Literate …

Web5 Health Literacy is the degree to which a person has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand health information and services to make

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Health Literacy Handbook

WebHealth Literacy is defined as a person’s ability to access, understand and act on health information to make decisions about their health. Only 40% of

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Self-Advocacy – Canberra Health Literacy

WebSelf-advocacy is the ability to speak-up for yourself and the things that are important to you. Some examples of self-advocacy at work are: understanding the health system, asking …

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Resources for the Health Sector – Canberra Health Literacy

WebEnliven Organisational Health Literacy Self-assessment Resource (2013) This resource was developed in Victoria by the School of Primary Health Care at Monash …

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Health Literacy Self Assessment Tools – Canberra Health Literacy

WebThese self-assessment tools will help you to measure your services against the best practice model outlined in Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care …

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Health Literacy and Informed Consent – Canberra Health Literacy

WebInformed consent is an important principle in ethical health care. Informed consent is required from a consumer regardless of the treatment – from a blood test to …

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Health Literacy Information for the ACT – Canberra Health Literacy

WebHealth literacy is about people’s ability to get, understand and act on health information in their daily lives. It supports better health and safe, high-quality health …

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Feedback and complaints – Canberra Health Literacy

WebCanberra Health Service has an online feedback form that we encourage people to use. You can also find paper feedback forms at most public health services or …

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Health literacy and the NSQHS Standards

WebAim: To provide a nationally consistent statement about the standard of care consumers can expect from healthcare organisations Developed over 5 years with considerable …

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About Canberra Health Literacy Hub – Canberra Health Literacy

WebThe Canberra Health Literacy Hub was developed by the Health Care Consumers ’ Association (HCCA) with support from the ACT Health Directorate.. Th is …

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Use and Effectiveness of the Teach Back Method

WebPeggy H. Yen, FNP-BC, DNP; and A. Renee Leasure, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNS. A review of the literature on the teach-back method of education suggests that the technique may be …

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