Global Health Literacy Academy

17/02/2024

Health literacy is like a superpower as it empowers by tapping into the knowledge, motivation and competencies of the public, patients, professionals, and providers to act in the best interest of the health and well-being of people and planet. Much like the hero in a fairytale gaining powers as the story moves on, we develop health literacy as a superpower during the course of life. Check out the full story in my newsletter Health Literacy Matters: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/health-literacy-matters-6926459255067664385/

24/12/2023

02/03/2022

Companies involved in consumer care and patient care increasingly understand the importance of understanding the lived experiences of their target populations so that they can enhance the consumer journey. To ensure that the services are fit for purpose, health literacy strategies are important at multiple levels within the organization.

Health literacy is big business. I am inviting interested partners to join the Health Literacy by Design Mastermind to explore new ways of facilitating a systemic approach to health literacy implementation.

If your organization or company is currently considering to embark on the journey, this two-day Mastermind is a valuable starting point to inform and qualify the process. I will share my insights and guide you to stronger impact.

More information: https://lnkd.in/enSUAiUZ

13/04/2021

IHLA webinar April 15th on Health Literacy for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Join Us!

22/12/2020

Stay safe and healthy. Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

17/11/2020

Sundhedskompetence har betydning for forløbsplanlægning og kvalitet hos patienter med øjensygdomme. Læs om Sjællands Universitetshospitals erfaringer på Dansk Health Literacy Netværks blog i artiklen af Mathilde Bendix Søgaard

Af Mathilde Bendix Søgaard, Sjællands Universitetshospital og Københavns Universitet.​ På øjenafdelingen på Sjællands Universitetshospital i Roskilde ser vi dagligt mere end hundrede patienter. Når…

21/09/2020

Love, care and compassion contribute to health and wellbeing. It does not require a prescription or staying in a waiting line. Be generous.

18/09/2020

Lots of promising news concerning the HLS19 survey on population health literacy were reported in the meeting of the WHO Action Network on Population and Organization Health Literacy (M-POHL). More info:

Enhancing health literacy in the WHO European Region by ensuring the availability of data to support evidence-informed political decisions and targeted practice interventions.

17/09/2020

Celebrating World Patient Safety Day today with a focus on Health Literacy and its importance for improved quality of care