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Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use healthcare information in order to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment. [ 1] There are multiple definitions of health literacy, [ 2] in part because health literacy involves both the context (or setting) in which health literacy demands are ...
The purpose of disseminating health information is to influence personal health choices by improving health literacy. Health communication is a unique niche in healthcare that allows professionals to use communication strategies to inform and influence decisions and actions of the public to improve health.
A case study from a supplement to the 2001 US Surgeon General’s report on mental health in America shows an example of low mental health literacy and/or fear of the stigma of mental illness: "An was a 30-year-old bilingual, Vietnamese male who was placed in involuntary psychiatric hold for psychotic disorganization.
Misinformation has been spread during many health crises. [12] [23] For example, misinformation about alternative treatments was spread during the Ebola outbreak in 2014–2016. [32] [33] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the proliferation of mis- and dis-information was exacerbated by a general lack of health literacy. [34]
Occupational safety and health literacy. Occupational safety and health literacy or OSH literacy is the degree to which individuals have the functional capacity to access, process and utilize the occupational safety and health (OSH) information and services needed to eliminate or reduce risk. [ 1]
Understanding Health Literacy and its Barriers Publisher U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
Health is a basic human right and human need, and all human rights are interconnected. Thus, health must be discussed along with all other basic human rights. [ 1] Health equity is defined by the CDC as "the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health". [ 5]
A scientifically literate person is defined as one who has the capacity to: Understand, experiment, and reason as well as interpret scientific facts and their meaning. Ask, find, or determine answers to questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences. Describe, explain, and predict natural phenomena.