Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed
Abstract As a multi-faceted concept, health literacy concerns the capacities of people to meet the complex demands of health in a modern society, starting with basic skills and ending with active citizenship. The importance of advancing health literacy in Europe was recognised by the European Commis...
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| author | Alexander Roediger Kaisa Immonen-Charalambous Markus Kujawa Kristine Sørensen |
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| description | Abstract As a multi-faceted concept, health literacy concerns the capacities of people to meet the complex demands of health in a modern society, starting with basic skills and ending with active citizenship. The importance of advancing health literacy in Europe was recognised by the European Commission in various communications and initiatives and most recently by the OECD. However, a strategic approach combined with a long-term action plan is still missing. This commentary advocates for an EU strategy on health literacy to fully take into account the partnership of citizens and patients with professionals and decision-makers in health and health care to promote health literate societies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c641168f3de74c34a45c6e667921c20e2022-12-22T03:39:51ZengBMCArchives of Public Health2049-32582019-04-017711310.1186/s13690-019-0342-4Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is neededAlexander Roediger0Kaisa Immonen-Charalambous1Markus Kujawa2Kristine Sørensen3MSD International GmbHEuropean Patients‘ Forum (EPF)Comité Permanent des Médecines EuropéensGlobal Health Literacy Academy, and Health Literacy EuropeAbstract As a multi-faceted concept, health literacy concerns the capacities of people to meet the complex demands of health in a modern society, starting with basic skills and ending with active citizenship. The importance of advancing health literacy in Europe was recognised by the European Commission in various communications and initiatives and most recently by the OECD. However, a strategic approach combined with a long-term action plan is still missing. This commentary advocates for an EU strategy on health literacy to fully take into account the partnership of citizens and patients with professionals and decision-makers in health and health care to promote health literate societies.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-019-0342-4Health literacyCitizensPatientsOrganisationsSystem |
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| title | Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed |
| title_full | Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed |
| title_fullStr | Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed |
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| title_short | Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed |
| title_sort | nothing about me without me why an eu health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed |
| topic | Health literacy Citizens Patients Organisations System |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-019-0342-4 |
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