Abstract
According to WHO, today’s disease-centred, reaction-based health services
are not fit for the challenges of the 21st century. In contrast, health systems
oriented around the needs of people and communities are more effective,
cost less, improve health literacy and patient engagement, and are better
prepared to respond to health crises. This paper discusses how health
systems and societies can be transformed by investing in health literacy
policy and strategy, and provides recommendations on how governments and
other policy stakeholders can engage in health literacy policy development.
are not fit for the challenges of the 21st century. In contrast, health systems
oriented around the needs of people and communities are more effective,
cost less, improve health literacy and patient engagement, and are better
prepared to respond to health crises. This paper discusses how health
systems and societies can be transformed by investing in health literacy
policy and strategy, and provides recommendations on how governments and
other policy stakeholders can engage in health literacy policy development.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 259-263 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Public Health Panorama |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| State | Published - 2019 |