Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge for contemporary health education and communication strategies into the 21st century
Health literacy as a public health goal: a challenge for contemporary health education and communication strategies into the 21st century
D. Nutbeam
2000 · DOI: 10.1093/HEAPRO/15.3.259
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TLDR
This paper identifies the failings of past educational programs to address social and economic determinants of health, and traces the subsequent reduction in the role of health education in contemporary health promotion.