Improve patients health literacy

Assignment brief. There is evidence that a person’s characteristics and behaviours as well as social determin" rel="nofollow">inants of health can impact upon their health and well-bein" rel="nofollow">ing. Health literacy can be improved through educative and health promotion strategies. These strategies can improve patients’ knowledge, understandin" rel="nofollow">ing and engagement with the health care system. In keepin" rel="nofollow">ing with this prin" rel="nofollow">inciple, the Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s registered nurse standards for practice (2016) requires that the nurse or midwife “provide the in" rel="nofollow">information and education required to enhance people’s control over health”. Discuss a health promotion activity, strategy or program of your choice that aims to improve patients’ health literacy (e.g. Ask-me-3 and The Water Well Project). The activity, strategy or program (the in" rel="nofollow">intervention) can be designed for implementation by an in" rel="nofollow">individual health care worker or a whole department, hospital, organisation or health care network. Remember to relate your content to published evidence in" rel="nofollow">in the scholarly literature throughout.