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Health Literacy Information for the ACT – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBHealth literacy is about people’s ability to get, understand and act on health information in their daily lives. It supports better health and safe, high-quality health

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Universal Precautions for Health Literacy

WEBFollowing a universal precautions approach means [i]: understanding that the health care system is complicated, taking steps to make the system easier to navigate for everyone, …

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The Health Literacy Environment – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBThe health literacy environment is the way health information and services are provided, and the things that make it easier or harder for people to access, …

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Assessing Health Literacy – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBIt is a quick and accurate screening test for general literacy, numeracy, and comprehension skills applied to health information, and is designed to be used in health care settings. It …

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Health Numeracy – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBHealth Numeracy is an important part of health literacy. It is the: “degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate and act on …

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Writing Health Information for Consumers – Canberra Health …

WEBReferences: [i] Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. 2014, National statement on health literacy.Sydney: ACSQHC; Rowlands G, Protheroe …

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Digital Health Literacy – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBDigital health literacy, or e-Health literacy, is the use of digital literacy skills in health. It has been defined as the ability to seek, find, understand and appraise health …

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Mental Health Literacy

WEBMental Health Literacy is the knowledge and beliefs people have about mental disorders which help their recognition, management or prevention [i]. It is important because it …

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Health Literacy Handbook

WEBHealth Literacy is defined as a person’s ability to access, understand and act on health information to make decisions about their health. Only 40% of

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Health Literacy Self Assessment Tools – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBThese self-assessment tools will help you to measure your services against the best practice model outlined in Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care …

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Self-Advocacy – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBSelf-advocacy is the ability to speak-up for yourself and the things that are important to you. Some examples of self-advocacy at work are: understanding the health system, asking …

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Ask Me 3 – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBAsk Me 3 is a time efficient and effective way to: support patients to become more active partners in their health care, and. improve communication between patients, families, …

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Culturally Responsive Communication – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBThe way people understand, communicate and make decisions about health and wellbeing varies across cultural backgrounds. This can make clear communication challenging for …

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Health Literacy Training for the Health Sector

WEBWe can also tailor the program and combine sessions to meet your organisation’s needs. HCCA also runs training on topics like writing health information …

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Health Literacy for the Community Sector – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBMany people in the ACT have a level of health literacy that can make it hard for them to be healthy and well. Community services are important sources of health information, …

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Questions to Ask – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBQuestions to Ask. Listen. 5 minutes. You’ll get more out of your visit to your doctor or health professional and find it easier to make decisions if you understand the treatments, …

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Communicating with consumers – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBCommunicating about health is hard. One of the key roles of health professionals is to give patients information about their health condition, treatment …

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Resources for the Health Sector – Canberra Health Literacy

WEBEnliven Organisational Health Literacy Self-assessment Resource (2013) This resource was developed in Victoria by the School of Primary Health Care at …

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