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 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp