Improving organizational capacity to address health literacy in public health: A rapid realist review

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 515-524

  Willis, C D ^a,b,c,d   Saul, J E ^d,e   Bitz, J ^d   Pompu, K ^d,f   Best, A ^a,b,d   Jackson, B ^g  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d InSource Research Group   (Canada)

^e North American Research and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^f First Nations Health Authority   (Canada)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence synthesis; Health literacy; Health policy; Realist review

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIBLIOGRAPHY; DATABASE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING PROCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECONFERENCE;

CANADA;

EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH POLICY; REALIST REVIEW;

CANADA; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84903445933     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.01.014     Document Type: Review

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