The Questions We Ask Shape the Answers We Find This summer, I had two interns who both did exceptional work in research and public health in Karachi, Pakistan. They shared a genuine interest in health literacy and came from similar academic backgrounds; both were medical graduates. Curious to better understand how each of them was […]
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Health literacy in four decades: from clinical challenge to a global social movement
The health literacy field is developing exponentially. Four decades ago it was alluded in an educational policy statement and later considered a challenge for filling in medicial forms and a barrier for communication and clinical practice. It was an issue discussed by few. Today, the collective health literacy actions characterise a global social movement on […]