Health Literacy Week 21st - 25th October 2024
Each year the month of October is used to shine a light on health literacy; to raise awareness of the importance of making health information easy to understand and the health system easier to navigate.
This year, our theme for Health Literacy Week was "What matters to you". Webinars were held during the week and included:
- What matters to you? Health Literacy Week Launch
- What matters to you - Medications?
- What matters to people with disability?
- What matters to families and carers of people with lived experience of mental illness?
- What matters to you- Yarning?
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What is Health Literacy?
Health literacy relates to the skills and ability people have to access, understand and use health information to make informed decisions about their health care.
Health literacy also relates to the ability people have to find their way around the health system.
People with low health literacy are three times more likely to have poorer health outcomes.
Health Literacy Week Working Group -registrations closed
Do you have an interest in health literacy? Would you like to be part of a team looking at ways to help improve health literacy across our Local Health District?
We are seeking consumer or community representatives to join our working group to share ideas on strategies to help meet the health literacy priorities for Western NSW Local Health District.
What you will do
You will be providing a consumer perspective in building health literacy across our Local Health District, including co-designing the annual Health Literacy Week program.
What's in it for you?
You will get to meet and work with people from diverse backgrounds to promote and support health literacy.
As a Consumer Representative you will be remunerated for your time in line with the NSW Health Consumer Representative Remuneration Guideline.
