Objectives: Health literacy has become an important issue in the filed of public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently established a strong global mandate for public policy action on health literacy by positioning it as one of three key pillars for achieving sustainable development and health equity in the Shanghai Declaration on Health Promotion. A number of countries implemented national health literacy policies, with many others expected to develop them in the immediate future. However, national policies and strategies for health literacy in Korea is still limited and underdeveloped. The aim of this study was to suggest policy directions to improve health literacy in Korean through reviewing international health literacy polices and strategies at the national level. Methods: In terms of the literature in U.S, Canada, Australia, and European countries, government policy reports and research papers were reviewed. For systematic comparison, the criteria for analyzing and extracting data from policy documents suggested by previous study was employed. Results: Based on the literature review, document review on international efforts to improve health literacy, and survey results, we suggest the following policy recommendations: (1) developing an official term of health literacy in the Korean language to help stakeholders and the public better understand the comprehensive, multi-dimensional concept, (2) monitoring of the health literacy level among Koreans, and (3) coordinating with government, healthcare sector, academia, etc. to develop intersectoral strategies aiming at improving health literacy as well as achieving health equity. Conclusions: For the development of effective health literacy policies and strategies at the national level, health literacy needs to be understood as a key determinant of health, and inter-sectoral efforts should be considered to improve health literacy.
목차
Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 연구방법 Ⅲ. 연구결과 A. 미국의 헬스리터러시 정책 B. 캐나다의 헬스리터러시 정책 C. 호주의 헬스리터러시 정책 D. 독일의 헬스리터러시 정책 E. 스코틀랜드의 헬스리터러시 정책 Ⅳ. 논의 Ⅴ. 결론 참고문헌
키워드
Health literacyPolicy analysisHealth literacy initiativeHealth promotion
알코올과 건강행동학회 [Korean Society of Alcohol Science and Health Behavior]
설립연도
2000
분야
의약학>예방의학
소개
알코올에 대한 생리적, 임상적, 보건적, 사회적, 문화적 측면에서의 과학적 연구를 통해 학문적 발전을 이룩할뿐 아니라, 알코올로 인한 문제를 예방, 치료하며, 절주에 대한 교육, 홍보를 통해 건전한 음주 문화를 형성케하여 궁극적으로 국민의 건강을 증진시키고자 하는데 창립의 목적인 있음.
[중점적인 연구분야]
1. 알코올관련 식품학 등의 기초과학
2. 알코올 중독 예방, 치료, 재활관련 임상의학
3. 알코올 문제 예방, 치료, 재활, 관리, 정책관련 보건학
4. 음주문화 및 음주행태관련 사회과학
5. 생리, 독성 등 기타 알코올관련 학문분야
간행물
간행물명
알코올과 건강행동연구 [Alcohol and Health Behavior Research]