Work Package # 7Social Inequalities
Strengthening health literacy to reduce inequalities in cancer and other NCDs.
Summary
This task aims to enhance health literacy (HL) as a key factor in reducing health inequalities related to cancer and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This includes gathering data, identifying effective strategies, and promoting digital and organizational health literacy to support individuals and healthcare organizations in improving access and navigation within health systems. The task also addresses mental health literacy and the specific needs of ethnic minorities and immigrant populations.
To achieve this task, the following sub-tasks have been defined:
- Data and evidence for strengthening health literacy in the general population and key populations
- Promoting individuals' digital health literacy and digital skills
- Improving digital health literacy from a system and organizational perspective
- Tools and evidence for promoting organizational health literacy
- Strengthening health literacy in national ethnic minorities and immigrant populations
- Developing a comprehensive mental health literacy scale
- Coordination, communication, and establishment of a Joint European Health Literacy Arena