health literacy
Description
A person’s ability to find, understand, evaluate, use and communicate health-related information.
For example, health literacy includes a healthcare professional’s ability to communicate health-related information, as well as a person’s ability to read nutrition labels, interpret prescriptions and follow self-care instructions.
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