In the setting of increased interest in health literacy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) convened a national conference on health literacy and pediatrics in Washington, DC, on November 8, 2008: “A Health-Literate America: Where Do Children Fit In?” The purpose of the conference was to examine health literacy related issues, problems, and opportunities with reference to children and chi...

INTRODUCTION In policy and practice, early literacy provision has long been supported by charities and other agencies working in homes, communities, libraries and other settings, as well as schools. In promoting innovation or intervention, these diverse groups, building on different assumptions about literacy and literacy learning, have designed programmes, provided guidelines and/or refined mo...

Background: Health literacy is widely considered as a key determinant of health and a priority in the public health policy agenda. Low health literacy has been associated with poorer health states, broader inequalities and higher health systems’ costs. In the present study we bring into focus the functional health literacy among university students in Greece, researching and assessing mainly th...

BACKGROUND Health literacy is widely considered as a key determinant of health and a priority in the public health policy agenda. Low health literacy has been associated with poorer health states, broader inequalities and higher health systems' costs. In the present study we bring into focus the functional health literacy among university students in Greece, researching and assessing mainly the...

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The present paper aims to identify the effect of demographic and socio-economic variables on financial literacy and its impact on the use of financial services. For this study, primary data are collected from 400 unorganized sector workers of Paschim Medinipur district, also an economically development lagger in the state of West Bengal of India. The logit regression result shows that the main ...

There is growing recognition that information literacy is a critical skill for educational and workplace success, engagement in lifelong learning, and civic participation. To be considered for allocations of financial and human resources, information literacy must become a policy priority for institutions and societies. Although there has been some progress in this area since 1974, when the ter...

Health literacy, at the intersection of health and education, involves more than reading ability. Studies of health literacy abilities show that many Americans with the greatest health care needs have the least ability to comprehend information required to navigate and function in the U.S. health care system. This paper defines health literacy as an important policy issue and offers strategies ...

Standard policy prescriptions for improving public health in less developed countries (LDCs) prioritise raising average income levels over redistributive policies since it is widely accepted that 'wealthier is healthier'. It is argued that income inequality becomes a significant predictor of public health only after the 'epidemiological transition'. This paper tests this theory in India, where ...