Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
The Challenges of
HEALTH LITERACY
in
Asia and the Pacific:
“Where do we stand?”
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
What are the
PRESENT LEVELS
of health literacy
throughout
Asia-Pacific?
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Which
MEASUREMENT TOOLS
are available for
measurement of
health literacy in the
region?
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
1. Word Recognition Test:
REALM
Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in
Medicine
2.Reading Comprehension Test:
TOFHLA
Test of Functional Health Literacy in
Adults
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
How can health
literacy
Be IMPROVED
and
ACHIEVE HEALTH
GAINS?
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
1) Financing,
2) Service Delivery,
3) Regulation, and
4) Governance,
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
> NO SMOKING (Huwag Manigarilyo)
> DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL (Iwas Alak)
> NO TO ILLEGAL DRUGS (Talo Ka sa
Droga)
> EAT LOW-FAT, LOW SALT, HIGH FIBER
DIET (Wastong Pagkain)
> PREVENT HYPERTENSION (Bantay
Presyon)
> DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (Katawang
Aktibo)
> MANAGE STRESS (Bawas Stress)
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
* an integrated system solution of data collection and
utilization
* for efficient and effective use of evidence-based health
information
* for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
* The system provides reliable, accurate and timely
information.
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Policy makers
Program Planners
Program Managers
Service Providers
Local Government Executives
Development Partners
The Academe
Civil Society
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
National Government
Office of the President
↓
Department ↔ Department ↔ Department
Of
Of
Of
Education
Health
Finance
↓
Medical Centers
↓
Health Centers
↓
Barangay Health Units → People
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
How does this
EVIDENCE of SUCCESS
inform
Policy Development
and Practice
in the region?
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
What are the
key messages for scaling up
EFFECTIVE HEALTH
LITERACY
INTERVENTIONS
for health gains?
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
1.Health care access and navigation
2. Chronic disease management
3. Disease prevention and screening
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
* Action and motivation
* Development of preventive health practices
* Opportunities to access and evaluate
information
* Practice health promoting and
risk-eliminating/reducing behaviors
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Improving health literacy necessitates:
1. Effective communication skills of
health care providers
2. Efforts to enhance patient-physician
communications especially among
disadvantaged populations
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
3. Interventions:
a) Make written health information
easier to Understand
b) Access health literacy
organizations/programs
c) Provide literacy education
computer-assisted instructions
d)Traditional text-based instructions,
self-paced study materials and
multimedia
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Improved health literacy
equates with:
•better knowledge
•self efficacy and self-care
behavior
•optimal use of preventive
health services
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
• Less use of emergency
department
• Decreased
hospitalization
• Better compliance
rates
• Healthy Living
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
• lesser mortality rates
• cultural competence
• lesser health disparities
leading to success in
achieving life’s goals.
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
“Healthy people learn better….
Effective health literacy interventions help
improve people’s health...
Improved people’s health makes more
productive citizens….
More productive citizens contribute to a
more productive country….
A more productive country makes a more
progressive world…. and
A more progressive world gives us a
better place to live in!”
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
EVERYONE !
Assistant Secretary Elmer G. Punzalan, MD, FICS, MHA, MHSA
Department of Health
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