Health literacy publications

This publication looks at health literacy barriers to palliative care for Māori patients and their whānau and explores ways to improve the quality of services.

This publication identifies approaches that strengthen health literacy for the initial prevention and early detection of gout. The report includes resources for use by health practitioners and by people with, or at risk of developing, gout (and their whānau).

The NZ Guidelines Group completed a rapidE process as part of their contract with the Ministry of Health to produce evidence-based guidance for the health sector focusing on implementation. The rapidE process looked at the available evidence on the effectiveness of health behaviour change interventions for people with long-term conditions. The rapidE process produced a suite of documents.

Rauemi Atawhai – A guide to developing health education resources in New Zealand has been developed to help the Ministry of Health and its contractors produce effective and appropriate health education resources that meet the needs of the intended audience, are easy to understand, and support improved health literacy.