Aim and objectives:

The European health literacy survey is a tool to measure health literacy in populations. 

 Target group:

The European Health Literacy Survey is currently being used widely across the European region and beyond. It has been translated into multiple languages and has been applied in low, middle-income and high-income countries.

 Method:

The questionnaire is available in various versions and can be retrieved from the International Coordination Center for the Action Network on Measuring Population and Organisational Health Literacy (M-POHL). 

 Outcome:

The Health Literacy Survey helps to benchmark health literacy developments and monitor progress. The analytical insights can inform and qualify health literacy related policy-development, research and practice.

 Added value:

Establishing the evidence-base on health literacy is driving action across the European region and beyond. The Action Network involves governmental stakeholders as well as researchers to ensure a strong implementation and impact of the data generated from the health literacy surveys.