Health literacy is the ability to get, understand and use healthcare information.
Almost 1 in 3 people in Ireland have difficulties with health literacy.
Health literacy difficulties can have a huge effect on patients’ ability to prevent and cope with illnesses, including cancer.
We want to empower people with confidence and skills to cope better with their cancer and avoid unnecessary physical and emotional difficulties.
We have worked with the Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) to produce videos on 3 core areas of health literacy.