3. Be able to identify the main national and local health literacy frameworks and to be able to use or adapt them in one's own teaching area and learning environment at school, including knowledge about health literacy and digital health literacy relevant EU Policies.
Description
- Health Literacy Europe (Video)
- Making health literacy a priority in EU policy
- What is the evidence on existing policies and linked activities and their effectiveness for improving health literacy at national, regional and organizational levels in the WHO European Region?
- IUHPE Position Statement on Health Literacy: a practical vision for a health literate world
1. Health Literacy - a public health challenge in Europe
A short video on Health Literacy illustrating how it is a public health challenge in Europe
2. Making health literacy a priority in EU policy
The paper emphasises the importance of making health literacy a priority in EU policies, the impact of health literacy on health, and the role of the European Commission in health literacy.
3. What is the evidence on existing policies and linked activities and their effectiveness for improving health literacy at national, regional and organizational levels in the WHO European Region?
Health literacy is gaining increasing attention as a health promotion tool. This evidence synthesis describes health literacy policies in the WHO European Region: their distribution, organisational levels, antecedents, actors, activities and outcomes, together with factors influencing their effectiveness.
4. IUHPE Position Statement on Health Literacy: a practical vision for a health literate world
The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) position to identify the main frameworks for health literacy and digital health literacy related to EU policies.
