COVID-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

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Health literacy is vital to slowing down the spread of the virus and mitigating the impact and effects of COVID-19. This article describes what’s needed to ensure that health authorities apply health literacy principles and provide information that is easy-to-understand, easy-to access, and barrier free. 

See the handbook on health literacy that the author’s developed, along with more than 100 other health literacy experts, highlighting research, policy and practice from the field.

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    The DSA is proud to be a part of the Saskatoon Inter-Agency Response to COVID-19 and for the critical equity-informed work that is happening in Saskatoon.

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