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From lab to legislation: how research shapes health policies in Latin America

A study reveals significant insights into the influence of health education and literacy research on policy-making across Latin America and the Caribbean. Spear

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OHSU TikTok study finds teens lack understanding of period health

An Oregon Health & Science University study found teens and young adults had "significant" misunderstandings about period management, which researchers say can limit quality of life and feed into misinformation.

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'This ain't your Granny's library!' Waynesboro library earns financial literacy award

Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library was recognized for its "Plan Today for Tomorrow" programs.

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'This ain't your Granny's library!' Waynesboro library earns financial literacy award

Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library was recognized for its "Plan Today for Tomorrow" programs.

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'We were dying': Nonprofit aims to improve maternal health outcomes across OKC

Maternal mortality continues to rise at alarming rates both in the state and across the country.

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Didgital and health literacy are essential today

Literacy Volunteers is initiating programs to help older adults, people of color, low income populations, refugees and others get the basic education they need to make their way through the health system and its technology.

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"Health literacy, cancer literacy, comprehensions and knowledge among m" by Timothy A. Skyring, Kolten Abbott et al.

Health literacy (HL) is essential for men receiving urological treatment so that they can be involved in the shared decision making process. HL is supported by domain specific background knowledge which also informs cancer literacy and comprehension. Comprehension is in turn a determinant of HL. This study aimed to assess the level of HL among a group of men receiving urological treatment and to investigate if there were any correlations between the two different measures of HL, cancer literacy and comprehension, and prostate cancer knowledge. A survey was mailed to 200 men attending a urological clinic. The survey included: demographic questions, two validated tests of HL, (1) the Brief Health Literacy Score (BHLS) and (2) the Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS); a test of cancer comprehension; the Cancer Message Literacy Tests Reading (CMLT); and a prostate cancer knowledge test. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Surveys from 72 respondents, average age of 65 years, were included in the final analysis. Based on the BHLS, 22% of respondents had inadequate HL and 50% of respondents had inadequate HL in one or more of the HeLMS domains. Overall, the study participants had relatively high cancer literacy, comprehensions, and knowledge. However, for men with inadequate HL, based on the BHLS and the HeLMS, there were strong correlations with poor cancer literacy, comprehension, and knowledge. Our study highlights that many men receiving urological treatment with inadequate HL, require additional support to access health information which they can understand and act on to be part of the shared decision-making process.

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"The impact of health literacy interventions on glycemic control and se" by Jamila Butayeva, Zubair Ahmed Ratan et al.

Diabetes imposes an increasing health and economic burden on individuals living with it and their societies worldwide. Glycemic control is necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Self-management is the primary tool for managing diabetes. Health literacy (HL) is the primary driver of self-management activities. The aim of this review is to evaluate the impact of HL interventions on glycemic control and self-management outcomes among T2DM. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for eligible papers. Fifteen randomized controlled trials published in English between 1997 and 2021, used HL-driven intervention, and measured the level of glycohemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and self-management of T2DM patients were included in this review. The findings showed that HL-driven intervention had a positive impact on glycemic control and improved self-management behaviors. The level of glycemic control and self-management skills were improved through individual and telephone-based intervention respectively. Community worker-led interventions were effective in improvements in diabetes knowledge and self-care behaviors; however, nurse-led interventions were effective in glycemic control. Better glycemic control is achieved in hospital settings compared to outpatient settings. HL interventions yielded better improvement in self-management among people with longer diabetes duration (more than 7 years). It was possible to achieve a large reduction in HbA1c level after a 3-month intervention in hospital settings. HL-driven interventions are effective in glycemic and diabetes self-management outcomes.

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PR News | Boston Public Health Commission Builds PR Team

Handle communications projects over the next two years.

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Viewpoint: Family physicians can't fight for health equity alone

Family physicians are uniquely positioned to help bridge health equity gaps, but they need support from organizations to do more.

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