Yuanyuan Li|Xiaoyi Lv|Jun Liang|Hengjin Dong|Changgui Chen
The development and progress of health literacy in China
Zhejiang University|Zhejiang Chinese Medical University|Zhejiang University|Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University
limited health literacy serious public health problem strongly associated increased hospital admissions readmission poorer selfmanagement health outcomes lead poor management chronic disease lower health care quality increased mortality higher healthcare expenditures understanding chinas current situation progress health literacy levels critical achieving practical solutions improving population health paper intended provide concise overview key milestones specific practices health literacy china summarized characteristics changing profile health literacy 2008 2020 china developed intervention framework based social ecosystem theory improving health literacy china meanwhile multilevel actionable recommendations proposed study revealed china made progress improving health literacy last decades health literacy levels increased 648 population 2008 2315 2020 geographic disparities substantial east performed better health literacy central west cities higher adequate health literacy rural areas social development index age education level highly associated health literacy global joint effort improve health literacy required advocate wholeofsociety approach involves participation entire ecosystem around targeted population