English Explanatory Dictionary

health literacy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agility in obtaining, evaluating, and applying health information.

Word forms

health literacy

Etymology

Introduced in a 1975 paper by Scott K. Simonds, Professor of Health Education at the University of Michigan.

Related words

data literacy food literacy sexual literacy scientific literacy physical literacy

Derived words

health-literate mental health literacy
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