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Health literacy in context : international perspectives / Deborah L. Begoray, Doris Gillis and Gillian Rowlands, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Public health in the 21st century series.
- Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
- Public health in the 21st century
- Education in a competitive and globalizing world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Health literacy offers a new way of thinking about how we engage with information about and for health, both as users and providers of information. As a multifaceted construct, health literacy weaves together ideas drawn from health and adult education/literacy disciplines. The complexity of health literacy necessarily reflects the contexts in which it applies and the perspectives of those who integrate and examine it in their research and practice. This book captures the richness in thinking about health literacy by presenting perspectives of international researchers and practitioners who have been working on health literacy in diverse settings and contexts.
- Contents:
- Introducing health literacy in context / Doris E. Gillis, Deborah L. Begoray, and Gillian Rowlands
- Health literacy and definition of terms / Rima E. Rudd, Alexa T. McCray, and Donald Nutbeam
- Health literacy and healthy lifestyle choices / Doris E. Gillis and Nicola J. Gray
- Health literacy and health outcomes / Joanne Protheroe, Michael S. Wolf, and Albert Lee
- Health literacy and lifelong learning / Deborah L. Begoray, E. Anne Marshall, Laura P. Shone, and Gillian Rowlands
- Health literacy, culture, and community / Diane Levin-Zamir and Jane Wills
- Health literacy : an economic perspective / Diarmuid Coughlan
- Concluding thoughts and the future of health literacy / Deborah L. Begoray, Gillian Rowlands, and Doris E. Gillis.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61942-935-7
- OCLC:
- 834609366
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