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Health Literacy and Ethnic Minority Populations

Health Literacy and Ethnic Minority Populations

Dela Idowu, Gillian King
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781668424148|ISBN10: 1668424142|EISBN13: 9781668424155
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch006
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Idowu, Dela, and Gillian King. "Health Literacy and Ethnic Minority Populations." Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 89-106. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch006

APA

Idowu, D. & King, G. (2022). Health Literacy and Ethnic Minority Populations. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media (pp. 89-106). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch006

Chicago

Idowu, Dela, and Gillian King. "Health Literacy and Ethnic Minority Populations." In Research Anthology on Improving Health Literacy Through Patient Communication and Mass Media, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 89-106. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2414-8.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter will show how optimizing health literacy can benefit the delivery of healthcare to the population in a way that materially addresses the inequalities in the National Health Service (NHS). These inequalities adversely impact different population groups in different ways, for various reasons. However, ethnic minority populations are especially vulnerable to inequalities having an adverse effect on the delivery of healthcare to the population, thereby adversely affecting their access, engagement, and healthcare benefits and consequently their general health, wellbeing, and life expectancy. Optimizing health literacy in these populations will enable increased engagement and participation, thereby delivering healthcare more effectively to the population by tailoring it to their needs and addressing current inequalities.

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