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A new International Health Literacy Survey preliminary results shows that nearly one in three (28 percent) people in Ireland have ‘limited’ health literacy and in particular struggle with finding and evaluating health information.

The new Literacy and Numeracy strateg0y due to be updated at the end of 2020 must include a heavy emphasis on digital literacy as the digitalisation of work and education continues apace, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Joanne Hynes totalhealth Pharmacy, Ballinrobe, has been awarded the Crystal Clear Mark, Ireland’s first health literacy quality mark. The programme recognises the critical role pharmacies play in helping patients understand their health issues and the steps they can take to improve their health. It has been developed by MSD and the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA).