Health Literacy Needed, Now More Than Ever!

Health literacy is defined as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” and “the ability to access, comprehend, evaluate and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health in a variety of settings across the life-course” [1]. Thirteen percent of the European population shows inadequate health literacy skills, while 35,4% reveals problematic health literacy [2].