International handbook of health literacy: research, practice and policy across the lifespan

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Title (Dublin Core)

International handbook of health literacy: research, practice and policy across the lifespan

Creator (Dublin Core)

Okan , Orkan (editor)
Bauer , Ullrich (editor)
Levin-Zamir, Diane (editor)
Pinheiro , Paulo (editor)
Sørensen, Kristine (editor)

Date (Dublin Core)

2019

pages (Bibliographic Ontology)

764

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Policy Press

Description (Dublin Core)

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.

Subject (Dublin Core)

Health inequality; Health literacy; Life-span; Mental health; Public health

Language (Dublin Core)

English

isbn (Bibliographic Ontology)

9781447344513; 9781447344537, 9781447344520

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uri (Bibliographic Ontology)

International Handbook of Health Literacy Research, practice and policy across the lifespan