Health Literacy ‐ Meeting Patient Needs
The Singapore Family Physician
; : 24-26, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Smoking cessation is used to illustrate the application of health literacy principles to meet patients' needs. There are three areas to focus on : developing a health literate patient ; presenting information in a way that is easy to understand and use ; and creating a health literate delivery system that provides ready access to and delivery of health information and health services. The Health Choices ‐ flip chart tool kit for healthcare professionals launched on 1 September 2012 ‐ illustrates the elements of a health literate tool for communicating smoking cessation.
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2012
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