On behalf of the Federal Office of Public Health
The Swiss population faces several challenges when it comes to health. For example, the digital transformation is permeating not only the lives and health of individuals, but also the entire health system. The population is increasingly required to take an active role and responsibility for its own health and that of other people. At the same time, more self-determination and co-determination in this area is demanded. To be able to perform the tasks associated with these challenges and to adequately deal with health information, everyone is dependent on certain abilities and skills, and hence requires sufficient health literacy. Health literacy includes the basic literacy and numeracy skills of an individual on the one hand, and the cognitive and social skills to access, understand, appraise, and apply information and services relevant to health to maintain and promote health or cope with diseases.
MORE SUSTAINABLE ENJOYMENT ~ THIS IS HOW IT WORKS! What we eat and buy has an impact on our health, the environment, the economy, and on humansand animals - both in Switzerland and in other countries. How can we make sure our influence is as positive as po…
Das Poster wurde für die Promotion von migesplus entwickelt und soll beispielsweise in Wartezimmern von Arztpraxen oder anderen Gesundheitspraxen Migrantinnen und Migranten auf den Gesundheitswegweiser Schweiz und andere mehrsprachige Gesundheitsinformatio…
The Criteria for Good Practice in Health Promotion developed by the German Cooperation Network ‘Equity in Health’ offer a specialised framework for planning and implementing health promotion interventions addressing the social determinants of health. The t…
Whenever someone has a health problem, they must recognize it, seek out a suitable place for support or treatment, be able to get there, and be able to use the service. The health system, on the other hand, must ensure that its services are accessible, acc…
