International Handbook of Health Literacy : Research, Practice and Policy across the Life-Span
(eBook)
Contributors
Anchang, Kenneth Yongabi, Contributor
Ardiles, Paola, Contributor
Arnold, Connie, Contributor
Bauer, Ullrich, Contributor
Bauer, Ullrich, Editor
Ardiles, Paola, Contributor
Arnold, Connie, Contributor
Bauer, Ullrich, Contributor
Bauer, Ullrich, Editor
Published
Bristol : Policy Press,, [2019].
Format
eBook
ISBN
9781447344520
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Language
English
UPC
10.56687/9781447344520
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Open Access https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 unrestricted online access star
Description
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Health literacy addresses a range of social dimensions of health, including knowledge, navigation and communication, as well as individual and organizational skills for accessing, understanding, evaluating and using information. Particularly over the past decade, health literacy has globally become a major public health concern as an asset for promoting health, wellbeing and sustainable development. This comprehensive handbook provides an invaluable overview of current international thinking about health literacy, highlighting cutting edge research, policy and practice in the field. With a diverse team of contributors, the book addresses health literacy across the life-span and offers insights from different populations and settings. Providing a wide range of major findings, the book outlines current discourse in the field and examines necessary future dialogues and new perspectives.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Language
In English.