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Social determinants of health and health literacy

WebAn individual’s health literacy levels are also linked to many social determinants of health. For example, 59% of Australians have low health literacy, of which 75% are born …

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Measurement of health literacy

WebEuropean Health Literacy Consortium, ‘Comparative Report on Health Literacy in 8 EU member states.’ The European Health Literacy Project, 2012. 4. Smith, K., Nutbeam, D., …

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What is health literacy

WebHealth literacy is a concept that has been defined, measured and understood in many ways. On one hand health literacy looks at whether patients can obtain, process and …

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Cultural Considerations in Health Assessment – Tip Sheet

WebThis tip sheet lists issues that should be considered when conducting health assessments with clients from migrant and refugee backgrounds. These issues can affect a client’s …

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CEH Online Health Literacy Course

WebCEH facilitates a unique health literacy course which gives organisations skills and tools to improve access for consumers. Since 2015 CEH has delivered our Health Literacy …

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Health Literacy Training Courses

WebFace to Face Health Literacy Presentations & Training. We can deliver shorter presentations and workshops or longer courses on many aspects of Health literacy. We …

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Supportive systems for health literacy

WebThe health service includes used the teach-back technique on their client checklist to encourage staff to adopt this approach. References: 1. Australian Commission on Safety …

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Written communication

WebHealth information is an important part of health literacy. Clients and the community need to be able to access, understand and act on health information. A lot of health information …

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Health Translations Directory

WebHealth Translations is a Victorian Government initiative managed and maintained by the Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health on behalf of the Department of Health. Health …

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Verbal communication

WebHealth professionals and organisations can experience challenges in achieving effective verbal communication with clients from a culturally and linguistically diverse background. …

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Health Translations Directory’s resources are expanding

WebThe Health Translations Directory (HTD) was developed as a response to such challenges. The Directory, funded by the Victorian Government, is an online library, which has over …

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healthtranslations.vic.gov.au has changed!

WebNew, improved HEALTH TRANSLATIONS Online Library for Victoria’s culturally diverse communities.. To mark Cultural Diversity Week, 19-27 March 2022, The Centre for …

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Health literacy – Planning, monitoring and evaluation

WebThe planning, monitoring and evaluation cycle is an important process for identifying where the gaps and problems in health services are. The identification of these gaps helps us …

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Multicultural Health & Support Service

WebCEH’s Multicultural Health & Support Service works with communities and health professionals to promote the health and wellbeing of people from refugee and migrant …

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Health Literacy Tip Sheets Visual Guides

WebTip Sheet 1 – Plain Language Writing. Over the past 5 years CEH has researched plain language extensively. We found that plain language works for everyone! Plain language …

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Connecting with communities using Health Literacy principles

WebWhen health information is presented in plain language, it is easier for people to understand. This is particularly important when dealing with diverse communities where …

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Coronavirus Multilingual Resources

WebThe Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH) manages Health Translations for the Victorian State Government. CEH is an expert in cultural competence and health literacy …

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