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A partnership between St. Francis Xavier University, community health and literacy organizations in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada.
This project is funded through a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

What is Health Literacy?

Health literacy is a new way of thinking about health and literacy. It provides an opportunity to develop policy, practices and programs that address the health concerns of everyone, especially those with limited literacy skills.

By working together to address health literacy, we can enable all people to:

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Speak up about their own health needs
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Updated March 8, 2010
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