HealthLitKLS

National NHS Knowledge and Library Services Community of Practice. Sharing health literacy best practice, innovations and initiatives.

[BCHFT Library @BCHFTLibrary]

🕵️‍♀️ Unmask the truth. Protect your health.
The #MisinformationUnMASKED campaign helps the public spot fake health info using 7 simple checks.
📚 Ask a librarian. Trust evidence. Check the date.
🔗 https://t.co/axfoh4gezK
#HealthLiteracy #NHSUnmasked

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

#HealthLiteracy : Tactics to Assess and Overcome Barriers https://t.co/LUx0zbnHLg

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

Discussing #HealthLiteracy with an Information Designer https://t.co/5xtZfRHRS6

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

#HealthLiteracy interventions and health literacy-related outcomes for older adults: a systematic review https://t.co/aaD6YZEcNt

[The Healthy Indian Project @ThipMedia]

How does health literacy contribute to early detection of illness?
Read more- https://t.co/9Udv7Z3MmP

#HealthAwareness #PreventiveCare #doctoradvice #thipmedia

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

🌍💡 Digital health & AI are reshaping healthcare—but without digital #healthliteracy, progress stalls.

#DigitalHealthEquity
https://t.co/vI4isD5i4I

[CommunicateHealth @CommunicateHlth]

Join us and visit @elmo's World to discover valuable #HealthLit lessons for helping your audiences learn something new: https://t.co/h1yRuspNhr

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

🧠📚 Health Information Hubs have arrived in East Dunbartonshire libraries!
Trusted advice, local support, and wellbeing resources — right where you need them.
Pop in, power up your health! 💙 #HealthHubs #LibrariesForWellbeing #healthliteracy https://t.co/9MSaR7OlCH

[CommunicateHealth @CommunicateHlth]

This week, we’re revisiting our interview with Julia Votto, Associate Director of Innovative Projects at the Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania (@PennEidos). Check out the conversation:
https://t.co/7CA3UvPKMs #HealthLiteracy

[HealthLiteracyPlace @healthlitplace]

It’s more important than ever that we don’t assume a person's level of health literacy. Consider these five approaches. https://t.co/R0DRO2Jb4J #healthliteracy @NESKnowledge @RCGP @scotgovhealth @DrGregorSmith @JohnHardenED

[HLMedia @HealthLitMedia]

☀️ July is UV Awareness Month! Swipe for a #PlainLanguageWordSwap. Plain language helps everyone learn how to stay safe from harmful UV rays! #UVSafety #PlainLanguage #HealthLiteracy #SkinHealth #UVAwareness

[HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice @HLRPJournal]

This brief report describes the social network analysis mapping as a project outcome, a valuable approach to advancing organizational health literacy and health equity.

Read for FREE: https://t.co/zLuz5XDuwG

#health #healthliteracy #healthresearch

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

People are using AI to:
🧠 Learn about #health conditions
❓ Make sense of symptoms
✅ Ask what to do next
📖 Understand #medical terms
But when it comes to your health, trusted info matters.

Start with a source you can trust ✅https://t.co/J0UB7pPVkW @NHSuk

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

Confused by health advice online? 😕😵‍💫🤯

Find info and services to help you manage your #health — with confidence. https://t.co/Cctzq9fKyN Combat #misinformation with a source you can trust.

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

More people are turning to generative AI for health advice.
But one wrong answer could do real harm.
🧠🤖💊 Proceed with caution. #HealthLiteracy https://t.co/gIJRCNLrgm

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

A big thank you to all the speakers and participants at today’s Health Literacy Community of Practice meeting.
Your insights sparked ideas, conversations, and connections that will carry forward.
#HealthLiteracy #CommunityOfPractice #CollaborationMatters

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

@readingagency community pilots - Real connection builds trust, fosters understanding, and helps stop #misinformation in its tracks.
When we truly listen and engage, we create space for facts to thrive.
#HealthLiteracy #StopMisinformation #HumanConnection #TrustMatters

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

@readingagency Community Pilots - That feeling when you have a really strong sense of connection with people — it’s powerful, grounding, and human.
In a world of noise, true connection matters more than ever.
#HumanConnection #Wellbeing #HealthLiteracy #CommunityMatters

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

@readingagency community champion led pilots developed locally, focusing on local community need, with aim to decrease health inequalities with reading, creative writing and arts, health information stands #HealthLiteracy

[HealthLitKLS @HealthLitKLS]

📚 Regular reading = real benefits!
✨ Better mental health
😴 Improved sleep
💪 Greater resilience in tough times
Just a few pages a day can make a big difference.
#ReadForWellbeing #MentalHealth #Bibliotherapy #HealthLiteracy @readingagency