Abstract
The Public Health White Paper recognises the need to help individuals to make informed decisions about healthy eating and physical activity. However, one in five people in the UK cannot interpret basic health information. Poor health literacy is associated with socio-economic disadvantage and compounds health inequalities. Interventions to promote informed decision-making for healthy eating and physical activity commonly ignore patient health literacy. Indeed, there is a lack of research into health literacy and lifestyle choices as well as poor understanding of how different population groups seek, interpret, critically analyse and use information to make informed lifestyle decisions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | Suppl. 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
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Keywords
- healthy eating
- health literacy
- physical activity
- education
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Healthy eating and physical activity in socioeconomically disadvantaged women: the role of health literacy. / Edwards, J.; Jackson, C.; Cheater, Francine M.; Holt, J.; Robinson, M.
In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 63, No. Suppl. 2, 01.01.2009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Healthy eating and physical activity in socioeconomically disadvantaged women: the role of health literacy
AU - Edwards, J.
AU - Jackson, C.
AU - Cheater, Francine M.
AU - Holt, J.
AU - Robinson, M.
N1 - <p>Originally published in: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (2009), 63, Suppl. 2.</p>
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - The Public Health White Paper recognises the need to help individuals to make informed decisions about healthy eating and physical activity. However, one in five people in the UK cannot interpret basic health information. Poor health literacy is associated with socio-economic disadvantage and compounds health inequalities. Interventions to promote informed decision-making for healthy eating and physical activity commonly ignore patient health literacy. Indeed, there is a lack of research into health literacy and lifestyle choices as well as poor understanding of how different population groups seek, interpret, critically analyse and use information to make informed lifestyle decisions.
AB - The Public Health White Paper recognises the need to help individuals to make informed decisions about healthy eating and physical activity. However, one in five people in the UK cannot interpret basic health information. Poor health literacy is associated with socio-economic disadvantage and compounds health inequalities. Interventions to promote informed decision-making for healthy eating and physical activity commonly ignore patient health literacy. Indeed, there is a lack of research into health literacy and lifestyle choices as well as poor understanding of how different population groups seek, interpret, critically analyse and use information to make informed lifestyle decisions.
KW - healthy eating
KW - health literacy
KW - physical activity
KW - education
U2 - 10.1136/jech.2009.096701l
DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096701l
M3 - Article
VL - 63
JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
SN - 0143-005X
IS - Suppl. 2
ER -