Response to the draft National Health Literacy Strategy

Your Community Health welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of the National Health Literacy Strategy.

We encourage ongoing national and state reflections on the lessons of the pandemic to inform the strategy. Your Community Health draws your attention to the recently released report exploring health literacy, equity and social housing from Swinburne University 1. The report documents the lessons learnt from supporting people through the High-Risk Accommodation Response (HRAR) program to access health care during the COVID crisis. Your Community Health was also involved in the delivery of the HRAR program and believe the findings of this report apply beyond a social housing setting. The recommendations present a framework for health literacy that addresses the complex and broad range of factors that enable people to make informed choices and to access the care they need.