Recommendations for a Health literacy Policy Plan for Belgium: Learning from experiences of other countries

Abstract Background In Belgium, the past decade has seen a large number of initiatives by various stakeholders to address health literacy (HL) at different levels, but an encompassing policy plan to coordinate efforts across sectors is missing. The Belgian Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment commissioned a study to investigate HL policy plans of other countries, with the intention to make recommendations for the development of a Belgian National Health Literacy Plan (NHLP). Methods To identify elements and criteria for a NHLP, a transversal analysis was performe... Mehr ...