Gilles Henrard

La littératie en santé, un levier pour des systèmes de soins plus équitables ? Des outils pour armer les professionnels et impliquer les institutions

This article briefly recalls why low levels of health literacy should be considered to constitute a public health issue. It then proposes the concept of health literacy as a possible lever to help health care systems to more effectively take social health inequalities into account. Finally, it provides concrete tools for field workers, both clinicians and quality of care managers, and emphasises the importance of an organizational approach to health literacy.