Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
The WHO’s report Health literacy development for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) delivers practical what-to-do how-to-do guidance for health literacy development to build, at scale, contextually-relevant public health actions to reduce inequity and the burden of NCDs o...
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| author | Bente Mikkelsen Melanie Hawkins Richard H Osborne Shandell Elmer Sónia Dias Christina C Cheng Roy W Batterham Suvajee Good Maristela G Monteiro Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah Guy Fones |
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| description | The WHO’s report Health literacy development for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) delivers practical what-to-do how-to-do guidance for health literacy development to build, at scale, contextually-relevant public health actions to reduce inequity and the burden of NCDs on individuals, health systems and economies. The key premise for health literacy development is that people’s health awareness and behaviours are linked to lifelong experiences and social practices, which may be multilayered, hidden and beyond their control. Meaningful community engagement, local ownership and locally driven actions are needed to identify health literacy strengths, challenges and preferences to build locally fit-for-purpose and implementable actions. Health literacy development needs to underpin local and national policy, laws and regulations to create enabling environments that reduce community exposures to NCD risk factors. Deficit approaches and siloed health system and policy responses need to be avoided, focusing instead on integrating community-based solutions through co-design, cognisant of people’s daily experiences and social practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb2d7dd4974c4d29bb198d45e27af63f2022-12-22T02:48:29ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082022-12-0171210.1136/bmjgh-2022-010362Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseasesBente Mikkelsen0Melanie Hawkins1Richard H Osborne2Shandell Elmer3Sónia Dias4Christina C Cheng5Roy W Batterham6Suvajee Good7Maristela G Monteiro8Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah9Guy Fones10Global Coordination Mechanism for Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO, Geneva, SwitzerlandCentre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaFaculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCentre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNOVA National School of Public Health, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCentre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCentre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of Universal Health Coverage/Family Health, Gender, and Life Course, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, IndiaNoncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USACentre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaGlobal Noncommunicable Diseases Platform, World Health Organization, Geneve, SwitzerlandThe WHO’s report Health literacy development for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) delivers practical what-to-do how-to-do guidance for health literacy development to build, at scale, contextually-relevant public health actions to reduce inequity and the burden of NCDs on individuals, health systems and economies. The key premise for health literacy development is that people’s health awareness and behaviours are linked to lifelong experiences and social practices, which may be multilayered, hidden and beyond their control. Meaningful community engagement, local ownership and locally driven actions are needed to identify health literacy strengths, challenges and preferences to build locally fit-for-purpose and implementable actions. Health literacy development needs to underpin local and national policy, laws and regulations to create enabling environments that reduce community exposures to NCD risk factors. Deficit approaches and siloed health system and policy responses need to be avoided, focusing instead on integrating community-based solutions through co-design, cognisant of people’s daily experiences and social practices.https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/12/e010362.full |
| spellingShingle | Bente Mikkelsen Melanie Hawkins Richard H Osborne Shandell Elmer Sónia Dias Christina C Cheng Roy W Batterham Suvajee Good Maristela G Monteiro Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah Guy Fones Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases BMJ Global Health |
| title | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases |
| title_full | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases |
| title_fullStr | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases |
| title_short | Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases |
| title_sort | health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non communicable diseases |
| url | https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/12/e010362.full |
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