Priorities for Action: Recommendations from an international roundtable on health literacy and chronic disease management

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dc.contributor.authorPoureslami, Iraj
dc.contributor.authorNimmon, Laura
dc.contributor.authorRootman, Irving
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Mark J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-02T08:26:17Z
dc.date.available2018-11-02T08:26:17Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the nature and impact of health literacy is a priority in health promotion and chronic disease prevention and treatment. Health literacy comprises the application of a broad set of skills to access, comprehend, evaluate, communicate and act on health information for improved health and well-being. A complex concept, it involves multiple participants and is enacted across a wide variety of contexts. Health literacy's complexity has given rise to challenges achieving a standard definition and developing means to measure all its dimensions. In May 2013, a group of health literacy experts, clinicians and policymakers convened at an Expert Roundtable to review the current state of health literacy research and practice, and make recommendations about refining its definition, expanding its measurement and integrating best practices into chronic disease management. The four-day knowledge exchange concluded that the successful integration of health literacy into policy and practice depends on the development of a more substantial evidence base. A review of the successes and gaps in health literacy research, education and interventions culminated in the identification of key priorities to further the health literacy agenda. The workshop was funded by the UBC Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Vancouver.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding to pay the Open Access publication charges for this article was provided by Institute for Heart and Lung Health at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPoureslami, I.; Nimmon, L.; Rootman, I.; & Fitzgerald, M.J. (2017). Priorities for action: Recommendations from an international roundtable on health literacy and chronic disease management. Health Promotion International, 32(4), 743-754. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daw003en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daw003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/10241
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth Promotion Internationalen_US
dc.subjecthealth literacyen_US
dc.subjectchronic disease managementen_US
dc.subjectmeasurementen_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.titlePriorities for Action: Recommendations from an international roundtable on health literacy and chronic disease managementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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