Introducing the health literacy field: concepts, applications and reflections for public health

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v15i3.2445

Keywords:

Health literacy, Consumer health information, Decisions making, Health services, Health policy.

Abstract

How do individuals seek, assess, understand, and use health information? The book Health Literacy offers possible answers and other reflections on this issue. Health literacy can be understood as the set of skills and competences used by individuals and communities to seek, select, and give meaning to health information. From this perspective, the book discusses the relationships established between health literacy and the possibilities of using health information in the care of oneself and the other, in addition to pointing out possible applications of in the structuring of public policies and in the daily life of the health system and establishing a dialogue with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Author Biography

Leticia Barbosa, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Laboratório Internet, Saúde e Sociedade. Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Doutorado em Informação e Comunicação em Saúde pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.

Published

2021-08-31

How to Cite

Barbosa, L. (2021). Introducing the health literacy field: concepts, applications and reflections for public health. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v15i3.2445