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Health Literacy : What’s happening in Tasmania?
“Health Literacy ….is likely the most significant opportunity that currently exists to improve individual, community and public health.” ( Pleasant et al)
Diane Webb, Population Health Services
Email: [email protected] Ph: 63362405
What’s happening ……
Communication &
Health Literacy Action
Plan
July 2011-June 2013
Under re-
redevelopm
ent
What’s happening……
Advocating and promoting action on health
literacy
Supporting implementation of Standard 2
(consumer engagement)
Working with the Department of Education (LINC
Tasmania) 26TEN to promote participation in
adult literacy programs.
What’s happening......
A Communication and Health
Literacy Workplace Toolkit
Workshops- “Developing
resources for the public”.
Developing an e-learning
resource.
What’s happening ……
Work with the University of Tasmania to integrate
communication and health literacy training into
undergraduate courses.
Research- Working with Tasmania Medicare Local
and the University of Tasmania on a three-year
project: Health Literacy: Strengthening self-
efficacy & competency for practitioners.
What we have learnt……Need to be planned/strategic but also opportunistic
Leveraging of other priorities eg AS&QHC Standard 2
Investing in building partnerships
National Health Literacy Statement
It’s about the “how”
Everybody has a role “It doesn’t matter where you start every little bit makes a difference”
