Health Literacy ‐ Meeting Patient Needs
- Author:
Vasuki Utravathy
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tobacco use;
Prevalence;
Opportunistic intervention;
WHO-RCTC;
Reduce demand;
Reduce supply;
Smoking cessation
- From:The Singapore Family Physician
2012;38(3):24-26
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Smoking cessation is used to illustrate the application of health literacy principles to meet patients' needs. There are three areas to focus on : developing a health literate patient ; presenting information in a way that is easy to understand and use ; and creating a health literate delivery system that provides ready access to and delivery of health information and health services. The Health Choices ‐ flip chart tool kit for healthcare professionals launched on 1 September 2012 ‐ illustrates the elements of a health literate tool for communicating smoking cessation.
