Health literacy is the degree to which people can get, understand and use basic health information to make decisions about health issues.
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Wondering if that latest study finding is too good to be true, or whether it's as bad as we're told? Here are five questions to ask to help you assess the evidence.
If you're unsure whether you need an ambulance, it's OK to call 000 for advice.
Basic anatomical knowledge can save lives.
Most healthcare information is written at a level more advanced than the reader's ability.
Anyone who has purchased private health insurance or thought about changing policies knows the system is complex and confusing.
With more health information going online, it has never been easier to proactively manage our health. Problem is, the people who would benefit the most are using it the least.
We’ve all heard the warnings against googling your symptoms in search of a diagnosis: you’ll uncover a range of daunting illnesses and launch into panic-mode over something like a measly cold. There is…
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Professor, Allied Health Research, Melbourne Health, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
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Researcher, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Literacy Research, Bielefeld University
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Director, Global Health Literacy Academy and Associated Guest Researcher, University of Education Freiburg
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