European and italian initiatives for health literacy

Journal title RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
Author/s Maurella Della Seta
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/2
Language Italian Pages 8 P. 313-320 File size 177 KB
DOI 10.3280/RIP2014-002007
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A definition of health literacy, according to scientific literature, is outlined in this paper. Health literacy and health education empower patients and citizens to participate to the full in their health care and to communicate on eye level with their health professionals, making it possible to overcome disparities in health due to social causes. The partnership Health literacy and health education fostering participation and improving women’s and men’s health, developed in the framework of the Grundtvig lifelong learning program, and funded by the European commission, is analyzed in detail. Role of the information specialist in searching, validating and disseminating health information for the general public is examined, in the light of a project funded by the Italian Ministry of Health.

Keywords: Health literacy, health education, European union, international cooperation.

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Maurella Della Seta, Iniziative italiane ed europee per l’alfabetizzazione sanitaria in "RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA " 2/2014, pp 313-320, DOI: 10.3280/RIP2014-002007