Conference: Health Literacy – from discussion to action

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Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand’s Health Literacy website

People with good health literacy can make informed and appropriate health decisions, and better manage their own health.  This means better patient outcomes and more effective use of health resources.

Around half of New Zealand adults have low health literacy, which results in a wide range of problems and challenges for the health system, individuals, their whānau and families.

Achieving high levels of health literacy in New Zealand requires sustainable, long-term solutions.

Workbase is New Zealand’s most experienced provider of literacy, numeracy and communication support for organisations and adults.  We have developed this website to support health professionals, managers and policy makers by providing comprehensive free information about health literacy, and easy access to resources and expertise.