Health Literacy: The Secret Ingredient to Wellness

22/08/2024 9 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2

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✨Episode 2 is here! 🎉 Join Nandita and Mila as we dive into the power of health literacy—the secret ingredient to wellness.🎙️Tune in to unpack what health literacy means, why it's so vital, and how the current landscape in Canada is shaping up🌿Listen here on Spotify: #HealthLiteracy #WellnessJourney #PodcastEpisode #StayInformed #HealthyLiving📖 References ✨:Adults with inadequate literacy skills. The Conference Board of Canada. (2023, May 11). https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/adlt-lowlit-aspx/George Szasz. (2023, January 12). Basic health literacy: Canada is doing poorly. -. https://bcmj.org/blog/basic-health-literacy-canada-doing-poorlyCBC/Radio Canada. (2021, July 9). Nearly half of adult Canadians struggle with literacy - and that’s bad for the economy | CBC radio. CBCnews. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/let-s-get-digital-from-bitcoin-to-stocktok-plus-what-low-literacy-means-for-canada-s-economy-1.5873703/nearly-half-of-adult-canadians-struggle-with-literacy-and-that-s-bad-for-the-economy-1.5873757Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023, July 11). What is health literacy?. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/learn/index.htmlFarrell, S. J., Dunn, M., & Huff, J. (2019, December 19). Examining Health Literacy levels in homeless persons and vulnerably housed persons with mental health disorders - community mental health journal. SpringerLink. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-019-00525-2Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Health Literacy. (1970, January 1). What is health literacy?. Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK216035/Let’s make our health system healthier. (n.d.). Patient partnering. Health Literacy - Health Quality Ontario (HQO). https://www.hqontario.ca/Patient-Partnering/Patient-Partnering-Tools-and-Resources/Resources-for-Health-Care-Providers/Health-LiteracyLiteracy’s impact on Workplace Health and Safety - Brant ... (n.d.-b). https://www.brantskillscentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/All-Signs-Point-to-Yes-Literacys-Impact-on-Workplace-Health-Safety.pdfA Vision for a health literate Canada. (n.d.-a). https://www.cpha.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/resources/healthlit/report_e.pdf