International handbook of health literacy : Research, practice and policy across the life-span Hardback
Edited by Orkan Okan, Ullrich Bauer, Diane Levin-Zamir, Paulo Pinheiro, Kristine Sorensen
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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. This comprehensive handbook provides an invaluable overview of current international thinking about health literacy, highlighting cutting edge research, policy and practice in the field.
With a diverse team of contributors, the book addresses health literacy across the life-span and offers insights from different populations and settings.
Providing a wide range of major findings, the book outlines current discourse in the field and examines necessary future dialogues and new perspectives.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:768 pages, 34 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Bristol University Press
- Publication Date:31/07/2019
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- ISBN:9781447344513
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:768 pages, 34 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Bristol University Press
- Publication Date:31/07/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781447344513