Health Literacy

Cards (4)

  • What are health inequalities?
    Avoidable, unfair & systematic differences in health between different groups of people
  • What are healthcare inequalities typically considered by?
    Access
    Experience
    Outcome
  • What is health literacy?
    Personal characteristics & social resources needed for individuals & communities to access, understand, appraise and use information & services to make decisions about health
    Multifaceted
  • People with low health literacy are more likely to...
    Die younger
    Have long term conditions
    Miss appointments more often
    Find it hard to take medication correctly
    Feel worried & angry
    Struggle to look after their own health