A call to European leaders for a coordinated approach to help ensure health systems are sustainable, inclusive and fit for purpose for everyone living in Europe. (Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union)
The 53 Member States agreed on a new common policy framework, Health 2020. Their shared goals are to “significantly improve the health and well-being of populations, reduce health inequalities, strengthen public health and ensure people-centred health systems that are universal, equitable, sustainable and of high quality”. (WHO/Europe)
The European Health Literacy Survey helped in mapping the issue of health literacy in Europe. The project developed instruments for measuring health literacy in Europe and documented how health literacy is operationalized in various national contexts. (European Union)
Conference report, including a summary of workshop organized by Maastricht University and others on health literacy. (European Health Forum Gastein and the European Union)
Conference report, including summary of a workshop organized by Maastricht University on shaping a health-literate Europe. (European Health Forum Gastein and the European Union)
Report from the Health Literacy Conference of the European Patients’ Forum. The contents include summaries of presentations and workshops, conference conclusions and recommendations. (European Patients’ Forum, Belgium)
Report of a workshop on international health literacy efforts, with presentations and discussion on health literacy interventions from various countries and other topics related to international health literacy. (Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA)
Report of a workshop in November 2011 to discuss the growing recognition that health literacy depends not only on individual skills and abilities but also on the demands and complexities of the health-care system. (Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA)
Report of a round-table on health literacy to explore areas for research in health literacy, the relation between health literacy and health disparities and ways to apply information technology to improve health literacy. (Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA)
Report of a round-table held at the above workshop to explore the field of oral health literacy. (Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, USA)
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