SWOT Analysis of Health Literacy in India

Abstract Background Grounded in the last decade's health literacy developments; the work of the European health literacy action networks on measurement and NCDs as well as the newly adopted European Health Literacy Roadmap and resolution agreed upon by their 53 Member States in 2019, the WHO European Region continues its investment in health literacy. A WHO European health literacy action plan is under development to be launched in 2021. The action plan implies concrete actions for Member States on how to develop health literate populations and societies. Methods Based on co-creation principles, the development of the action plan is conducted by stakeholders from a wide range of fields and disciplines. Lead by the WHO European Regional Office, the process includes an initial stakeholder meeting, iterative technical consultations with experts and the wider stakeholder community and Member State consultations. The analytical methods integrate a SWOT-analysis, future scenario thinking and long-sight action planning approaches as well as application of health literacy analytics. Results The results of the initial analytical steps will be presented such as the SWOT analysis, the future scenarios and associated recommendations on how to create health literate populations and societies in Europe. Additionally, the outline of the draft of the European health literacy action plan will be open for discussion and input. Conclusions Through an iterative process, the European health literacy action plan is co-produced by multiple actors through a series of consultations facilitating ownership and accountability. The European health literacy action plan can be an inspiration and a model for other world regions.

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Expert Recommendations for Health Literacy Policies addressing Children and Adolescents

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.153 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

O Okan ◽

M Corsmeier ◽

K Sørensen ◽

U Bauer

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Delphi Study ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Systematic Review Methods ◽

Whole School ◽

Interview Guide ◽

Economic Perspectives ◽

Almost All

Abstract Background There is an on-going and a well observable uptake of health literacy in the national and international agenda-setting pertaining to the development of new policy strategies to address the issue of promoting health literacy in whole societies. Therefore, the aim of this research is to analyse those policies on how they address children and develop recommendations for future policies. Methods Policy documents on national levels, published by February 2019 were retrieved using a two-pronged strategy: (1) systematic review methods (database and online search) and (2) expert consultation. Based on a SWOT analysis of these policies, an interview guide was developed and policy experts (N = 63) from 46 countries across the world were interviewed. Based on the qualitative analysis, a Delphi Study was developed to gather expert comments and validation. Results The search has identified 26 policies in 19 countries including case-laws and enacted statues, governmental strategies, polices driven by national key experts, and educational policies. The content of these informed the interview guide. The initial analysis of the interviews led to several recommendations pertaining to schools and the education sector, including principals, teachers and whole-school approaches, characteristics of different settings, such as policy, education and administration, economic perspectives, and the need for research and evidence in order to inform future strategies. Conclusions The results will be compiled into a recommendation report and a policy brief. In addition, those will be translated into other languages to share with the countries of the experts who participated in this project. While almost all policies address children somehow, several limitations make it difficult to evaluate the quality of the different policies. To secure and sustain more effective, child-focused policies, current knowledge gaps regarding research on children`s health literacy should be addressed.

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Developing the European Health Literacy Action Plan using a transformative future scenario planning approach

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1399 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

K Sørensen ◽

A Koylyu ◽

B Mikkelsen

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Action Plan ◽

Scenario Planning ◽

European Region ◽

Member States ◽

Future Scenario ◽

Planning Approach ◽

Wide Range ◽

European Health

Abstract Background The 53 Member States of the WHO European Region adopted in 2019 a health literacy roadmap and a resolution to develop an action plan to guide the work of the Member States. The development of the action plan builds on achievements regarding the EU funded European Health Literacy Survey and the WHO action networks on health literacy measurement and NCD related demonstration projects as well as the multiple national initiatives launched in the European region in the last decade. Methods Scenario planning is a methodology that uses the inherent human capacity for imagining futures to better understand the present regarding the development of a new strategy or action plan. In the kick-off phase of the development process of the health literacy action plan, a transformative future scenario planning approach was applied in combination with a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) of current achievements, challenges and gaps considering the development of health literate societies involving 50 experts from a wide range of sectors and disciplines. Additionally, an iterative process followed including technical consultations with experts in Europe in preparation for a governmental consultation. Results The SWOT analysis, long-sight planning and generation of complementary concrete actions served as basis for the development of the action plan highlighting its relevance, sustainability and accountability. Additionally, the health literacy plan was developed in a process of co-creation with the wider health literacy community as well as stakeholders with multiple backgrounds in research, policy, education and practice. Conclusions The European health literacy action plan is multi-sectoral, people-centred and targeted governmental actions with the aim of developing health literate societies and populations. It can serve as a model for other world regions to adapt.

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