Health Literacy Tools

Health Literacy is closely linked to literacy. While there are no baseline figures on the level of health literacy in Belfast or Northern Ireland adult literacy levels, identify 18% of the adult working age population of Northern Ireland perform at the lowest literacy level. (DEL (2013) The International Survey of Adults Skills, 2012: Adult literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills in Northern Ireland)

A range of tools are available to identify baseline levels of health literacy.