Self-Care Literacy

A high level of health literacy is a foundational element of any national self-care policy and serves as a catalyst for achieving better health outcomes. The urgent crisis of poor health literacy, affecting 1 in 3 people (even 2 in 3 in some countries), calls for immediate action. Despite access to abundant health information, individuals may struggle without adequate health literacy, hindering effective self-care. Improving health literacy presents an opportunity for targeted interventions and structural efforts. A national health literacy blueprint engaging all stakeholders is crucial to expand access to reliable health information. Mapping such existing initiatives globally can identify best practices and areas for improvement. This comprehensive approach is vital in equipping governments with the knowledge and tools they need to implement robust health literacy initiatives. 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.