Understanding and responding to health literacy as a social determinant of health.

Don Nutbeam; Jane E Lloyd

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Understanding and responding to health literacy as a social determinant of health.

October 9, 2021

Nutbeam D, Lloyd JE. Annu Rev Public Health. 2021;42(1):159-173.

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Health literacy is a social determinant of health and can affect the ways people understand and interact with the health system. This review describes categories of health literacy, how it functions as a social determinant of health, and interventions to improve health literacy at system, community, and individual levels.

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