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Health Literacy: a tool for better health outcomes

Posted by drpriyanka_86 on Thu, 10 Jul 2014

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Health literacy can be understood as cognitive skills of an individual, to help motivate him/her to use available healthcare resources, understand and apply health knowledge to prevent diseases and promote good health. It simply means to be able to comprehend educational pamphlets and directions given by the doctor on a particular health issue. Health literacy is an emerging concept encompassing health and literacy. It is a critical resource for everyday living. We can take an example of a woma... Read More

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