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- Title
Towards Equity and Health Literacy.
- Authors
Smith, James A.; Ireland, Sarah
- Abstract
The term "health literacy" has grown in popularity over the past few decades. While it is used widely in national and global health contexts, health literacy continues to mean different things to different people.[[1]] Health literacy has its origins in education, but surfaced more steadily in health education and health promotion scholarship throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Zarcadoolas and others built on this work and expanded the health literacy model, emphasising the importance of science literacy, civic literacy and cultural literacy.[7] Combined, this marked a notable shift in national and global health literacy scholarship. 22 Fisher M, Baum F, MacDougall C, Newman L, McDermott D. To what extent do Australian health policy documents address social determinants of health and health equity?.
- Subjects
HEALTH literacy; SCIENTIFIC literacy; CRITICAL literacy; HEALTH behavior; NON-English speaking people
- Publication
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1036-1073
- Publication type
editorial
- DOI
10.1002/hpja.317