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Divisions & Interest Groups

Divisions and interest groups are independent organizational parts of IHLA on specific terms within the field of health literacy and are the best way to get involved, share your expertise, and learn from others doing similar work. Divisions and Interest Groups determine the vast majority of IHLA programming. Interest Groups have less than 40 IHLA member-participants Divisions have 40 or more IHLA member-participants.

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Oral Health Literacy

This division aims to ensure oral health literacy becomes a recognized priority across health systems, empowering individuals and communities to achieve better health outcomes for life.

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Health Literacy Explorers

The aim of the Health Literacy Explorers Interest Group is to provide a platform for early career professionals in similar circumstances, facing similar opportunities & challenges, who would like to share their experience and knowledge on Heath Literacy (HL).

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Cancer Health Literacy

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Child and Family Health Literacy

This special interest group aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and families

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Digital Health Literacy

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Environmental Health Literacy

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Health Literacy Policy and Advocacy

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Health Literacy and Health Behavior

The interest group aims the global exchange of research and practice on different aspects of health literacy and health behavior throughout the life course.

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Health Literacy and Health Equity

The Health Literacy and Health Equity interest group aims to strengthen the link between health literacy and health equity.

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Health Literacy and Patient Safety

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Health Literacy and Primary Care

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Health Literacy and Social Costs

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Health Literacy and Sustainability

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Health Literacy for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Cognitive Impairment

This interest group brings together interested people who wish to advance the understanding and strengthening of health literacy among people with intellectual disabilities and cognitive impairments.

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Health Literacy in Market Research

This interest group encourages discussion and supports advocacy efforts towards adopting health literacy as a universal best practice in healthcare/pharmaceutical market research design and recruitment.

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Health Literacy in Schools

The aim of this interest group is to collaborate about health literacy in schools and launch a global discussion.

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International Health Literacy and Nursing

The Health Literacy and Nursing interest group will promote global collaboration among nurses for advocacy, research, and community engagement initiatives to improve health literacy and patient outcomes.

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Librarians Advancing Health Literacy

This interest group will encourage librarians of all types to provide information and assistance to consumers, the general public, health professionals, to reduce health disparities and strengthen health literacy skills and practice.

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Mental Health Literacy

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Migrant Health Literacy

This IHLA’s Interest Group on Migrants’ Health Literacy is motivated to contribute to the increasingly needed scientifical and practical knowledge on the health literacy of all migrant populations.

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Nutrition Health Literacy

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Plain Language Equity

The purpose of the group is to raise awareness and build a knowledge base by sharing lessons learned in communicating clearly within and across languages and cultures, in a respectful and equitable way.

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Rehabilitation and Health Literacy

A space for rehab professionals to connect as a community, to discuss and share knowledge, experiences, and resources to advance health literacy in rehabilitation.

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Self-Care Literacy

The self-care literacy interest group aims to enhance self-care literacy by creating a comprehensive map of the current self-care literacy policy landscape and proposing actionable strategies for improving it.

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Teaching Health Literacy in Medical / Health Professional Schools

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Planetary & One Health Literacy

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