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Health literacy is the rate of literacy among people related to health. It is basically the understanding of healthcare information or using the health-related product with proper knowledge so that it does not negatively impact your health.
The importance of improving health literacy is-
1- It will help you to make the right decision about the medicines
2- It will reduce health-related problems.
3- It will aware you about the various advantages of the health literacy
Sources of health information used in multi-ethnic populations are-
1- Internet
2- Social media
3- Family members
4- Doctors
5- Friends
Health communication strategies that may be effective with multi-ethnic populations who rely on different sources of health information.
1- Spreading news and information about health literacy door to door.
2- Spreading news and information about health literacy to school and colleges.
3- Promoting health literacy on social media