ABCs of health literacy

ABCs of health literacy

A: Awareness about individual and public health perspective of life and healthy or disease-free living

B: Beware of health-loss causes and take preventive and precautionary measures

D: Degree of ability to access, find, understand, and use information and services for informed health-related decisions and actions for oneself, family members and community

C: Capacity to understand and using basic health information for taking health decisions and implementing them

E: Early detection and diagnosis and intervention for people with special needs and those who are differently abled

F: Functional contribution to mitigate health disparities by stressing on balanced home-cooked or self-cooked through social work and setting an example of being health-knowledgeable person for

G: Getting proficient in healthy daily life routines, personal hygiene and cleanliness by proper disposal of house trash

H: Honing first aid and self-care skills against seasonal diseases and viruses

Emergent health literacy need in wake of COVID-19

In the wake of COVID-19 disease being caused by new strains of mutated corona viruses and digital-technology-rich environment, the new personal health and hygiene habits are requires new normal regarding daily life activities for school going children and their care-givers