Author: Patience Castleton
Country of Origin: Australia
Photo credit: Communicate Health, 2014 <https://communicatehealth.com/wehearthealthliteracy/readability-and-plain-language-and-health-literacy-oh-my/>
SUMMARY
Health literacy is vital for every single person worldwide in order for them to make justified, reasonable and informed decisions about their health and health-care. Health literacy is a global public health issue with inequality and inequity playing a role in individuals attainment of adequate health-literacy skills. Building these skills and promoting health-literacy within government and health care systems will ultimately improve mental and physical health outcomes for all.
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