Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Literacy
Director / Head:
Prof Orkan Okan
Institution:
Department of Health and Sport Sciences
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Address:
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62
80992
Bavaria
Town:
Munich
Country:
GERMANY
Region:
EURO
Phone:
+49 (0) 89 289 24 986
Fax:
Date of Designation:
08/Dec/2023
Last Redesignation:
08/Dec/2023
Expiry:
08/Dec/2027
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- Provide technical support to WHO through a review of health literacy evidence and technical input that may inform the development of a global agenda on health literacy
- Provide technical support to WHO that may inform the development of a global tool to assess population level health literacy
- Provide technical support to WHO that may inform the development of a global tool to assess school children's levels of health literacy
- Provide technical support to WHO that may inform the development of a framework of health literacy competency standards for young people to navigate emergencies
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Subjects:
- Health promotion & education
- Health equity
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Types of activity:
- Research
- Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.)
- Training and education
WHO Outputs:
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3.3.2 - Countries supported to create an enabling environment for healthy settings |
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1.1.4 - Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities |
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Responsible Officer:
BEN ABDELAZIZ Faten
Phone:
+41 22 791 3475
Technical Counterpart:
KOYLYU Anastasia
Phone:
76739
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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