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Health Literacy in a Lifecourse Perspective

This summit conference explores strategies for health literacy in all populations and educational settings, emphasizing the importance of empowerment through digital technology and environmental support. Topics include access to healthcare, interacting with health services, self-management, and participating in health discussions and decision-making. The conference aims to promote health equity and improve quality of life and life expectancy through action on social determinants of health.

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Health Literacy in a Lifecourse Perspective

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  1. Healthliteracy in a lifecourseperspectiveFUTURE HEALTHCARE - AD 2030SUMMIT CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGEN APRIL 11-12, 2018 Professor Helle Terkildsen Maindal, MPH, Ph.D., Aarhus University, SDCC, Health Promotion

  2. Determinant of health Strategies for Hl in all populations and in all educationalsettings Empowerpeople – alsothrough digital tech. Enviromental support

  3. Health literacy required for... Access and utilization of health care Interacting with health services and providers Health Literacy Empowerment, self-management and caring for your own health Participating in health discussions and decision-making

  4. Health literacy and life course

  5. Friis, Maindal et al, 2014

  6. Health equity through action onthe social determinants of health • WHO model for (in)equity. Health literacy = bluecircles Quality of life and life expectancy Individual • Life conditions • Health behaviour • Biology… Context • Social health determinants • Social position Society Health services Based on: CSDH (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: healthequitythrough action on the social determinants of health. Final Report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva, World Health Organization. Health literacy and life course

  7. Health literacy is to be build in and outside the health systems

  8. Areas of action Sustainable communities and places Healthy Standard of Living Early Years Skills Development Employment and Work Prevention Marmot, M. (2010). Fair society, healthy lives The Marmot review Executive Summary. London: The Marmot Review. http://www.marmotreview.org/. Health literacy and life course

  9. How to become a health literacy responsive organisation/system?

  10. Thank you htm@ph.au.dk Health literacy and life course

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