Santé Publique 2018/HS Special issue
Journal article

Health literacy, a lever to make health care systems more equitable? Tools to support professionals and involve institutions

Pages 139 to 143

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  • HENRARD, Gilles,
  • KETTERER, Frédéric,
  • GIET, Didier,
  • VANMEERBEEK, Marc,
  • BELCHE, Jean-Luc
  • and BURET, Laetitia,
2018. Health literacy, a lever to make health care systems more equitable? Tools to support professionals and involve institutions. Santé Publique, 2018/HS Special issue, p.139-143. DOI : 10.3917/spub.184.0139. URL : https://stm.cairn.info/journal-sante-publique-2018-HS-page-139?lang=en.
  • Henrard, Gilles.,
  • et al.
« Health literacy, a lever to make health care systems more equitable? Tools to support professionals and involve institutions ». Santé Publique, 2018/HS Special issue, 2018. p.139-143. CAIRN.INFO, stm.cairn.info/journal-sante-publique-2018-HS-page-139?lang=en.
  • Henrard, G.,
  • Ketterer, F.,
  • Giet, D.,
  • Vanmeerbeek, M.,
  • Belche, J.-L.
  • and Buret, L.
(2018). Health Literacy, A Lever to Make Health Care Systems More Equitable? Tools to Support Professionals and Involve Institutions. Santé Publique, Special issue(HS), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.184.0139.

https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.184.0139

Abstract
Authors

Cite this article

  • Henrard, G.,
  • Ketterer, F.,
  • Giet, D.,
  • Vanmeerbeek, M.,
  • Belche, J.-L.
  • and Buret, L.
(2018). Health Literacy, A Lever to Make Health Care Systems More Equitable? Tools to Support Professionals and Involve Institutions. Santé Publique, Special issue(HS), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.184.0139.
  • Henrard, Gilles.,
  • et al.
« Health literacy, a lever to make health care systems more equitable? Tools to support professionals and involve institutions ». Santé Publique, 2018/HS Special issue, 2018. p.139-143. CAIRN.INFO, stm.cairn.info/journal-sante-publique-2018-HS-page-139?lang=en.
  • HENRARD, Gilles,
  • KETTERER, Frédéric,
  • GIET, Didier,
  • VANMEERBEEK, Marc,
  • BELCHE, Jean-Luc
  • and BURET, Laetitia,
2018. Health literacy, a lever to make health care systems more equitable? Tools to support professionals and involve institutions. Santé Publique, 2018/HS Special issue, p.139-143. DOI : 10.3917/spub.184.0139. URL : https://stm.cairn.info/journal-sante-publique-2018-HS-page-139?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.184.0139

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This article briefly recalls why low levels of health literacy should be considered to constitute a public health issue. It then proposes the concept of health literacy as a possible lever to help health care systems to more effectively take social health inequalities into account. Finally, it provides concrete tools for field workers, both clinicians and quality of care managers, and emphasises the importance of an organizational approach to health literacy.

Keywords

  • health literacy
  • organizational health literacy
  • public health
  • social health inequalities
  • social health inequities

Publisher keywords: health literacy, organizational health literacy, public health, social health inequalities, social health inequities<np pagenum="140"/>

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