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What is the evidence on existing policies and linked activities and their effectiveness for improving health literacy at national, regional and organizational levels in the WHO European Region?

Rowlands, G; Russell, S; O'Donnell, A; Kaner, E; Trezona, A; Rademakers, J; Nutbeam, D.

Health literacy is gaining increasing attention as a means of promoting health. This evidence synthesis describes health literacy policies in the WHO European Region: their distribution, organizational levels, antecedents, actors, activities and outcomes, along with the factors influencing their effectiv...

Health Literacy/methods, Patient Education as Topic/organization & administration, Consumer Health Information/organization & administration, Health Education/organization & administration, Health Promotion, Europe

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What is the evidence on effectiveness of empowerment to improve health?

Within the last decades, social exclusion, disparities, and absolute poverty – almost 3 billion people living on less than US $2.00 per day – have grown despite globalization and rising per-capita income in many developing nations. Income ratios of the richest 20% of the population to the poorest 20%...