More than 1 in 4 adults
in Ireland have limited health literacy.
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What is health literacy?
Health literacy is about finding, understanding and using information to promote and maintain good health.
Health literacy affects all of us. We use it every day when reading a medicine label, attending an appointment, completing a form, understanding test results, or finding reliable health information online. Health literacy helps people make informed decisions about their health.
Health literacy is not just about an individual's skills. It is also about how clearly organisations communicate and how easy services are to find and use.
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Health literacy matters
1 in 3 adults
only sometimes ask for an explanation when they do not understand health information.
More than 1 in 3 adults
have taken the wrong dose of medication at least once.
Almost 1 in 2 adults
are embarrassed to ask for an explanation if they do not understand.
What can I do?
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For the public
Health literacy is about finding, understanding and using information to promote and maintain good health.
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For professionals and organisations
Organisations also have a role in making information and services easier to find, understand and use.
Let's keep talking about health literacy
Health literacy is everyone’s responsibility. Together, we can make health information and services easier to find, understand and use.
Remember to take our eLearning courses.
Many different organisations are working together to support health literacy.
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