I would be very interested in seeing your copy.
Thanks.
Amy-Simone Erard

>>> [log in to unmask] 11/21/01 04:46PM >>>
I saved an excellent version of the PDF file several years ago should
anyone
require a clear copy (the version at the site quoted is poor quality)
The
only difference is WHO's added rider that it may now be quoted and
used etc.
I found the link worked well.

regards

Alan Sutherland
Health Promotion Policy Officer
Strategic Development
Department of Health and Human Services
GPO Box 125B, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   7000
Telephone: (03) 6233 3147
Fax:            (03) 6233 4843

Street Address: 2/10 Murray St, Hobart 7000


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Serwonka [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, 22 November 2001 6:15
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: WHO sHealth Promotion Glossary
>
> You can get the Health Promotion Glossary on-line at:
>
> http://whqlibdoc.who.ch/hq/1998/WHO_HPR_HEP_98.1.pdf
>
> Below is the citation from a search of WHO publications:
>
> Class mark:  WA 13 98HE
> Title:  Health promotion glossary
> Publication info:  Geneva World Health Organization 1998
> Physical description:  24p.
> Type of material:  WHO document
> Holdings note:  ONLINE; RF.HQ
> Document no.:  WHO/HPR/HEP/98.1
> Language version:  eng
> Broad subject:  Education for Health
> Subject:  Health promotion terminology dictionaries
> Corporate author:  World Health Organization Division of Health
Promotion,
> Education, and Communication
> Electronic access:
http://whqlibdoc.who.ch/hq/1998/WHO_HPR_HEP_98.1.pdf
>
> Regards,
> Karen Serwonka
>
>
> >From: Tasha Beauchamp <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Health Promotion on the Internet <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Health literacy
> >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:50:48 -0800
> >
> >This is great, Alana. Do you (or anyone else) have a full
> >citation for the Glossary?
> >
> >Tasha Beauchamp
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:23:22 -0700
> >  Alana LaPerle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > The WHO Health Promotion Glossary (1998) defines health
> > > literacy this way:
> > >
> > > Health literacy represents the cognitive and social
> > > skills which determine
> > > the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access
> > > to, understand and
> > > use information in ways which promote and maintain good
> > > health.
> > >
> > > Health literacy implies the achievement of a level of
> > > knowledge, personal
> > > skills and confidence to take action to improve personal
> > > and community
> > > health by changing personal lifestyles and living
> > > conditions. Thus, health
> > > literacy means more than being able to read pamphlets and
> > > make appointments.
> > > By improving people's access to health information, and
> > > their capacity to
> > > use it effectively, health literacy is critical to
> > > empowerment. Health
> > > literacy is itself dependent upon more general levels of
> > > literacy. Poor
> > > literacy can affect people's health directly by limiting
> > > their personal,
> > > social and cultural development, as well as hindering the
> > > development of
> > > health literacy.
> > >
> > >
> > > Alana
>
>
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