简介：Theoveralllevelofhealthliteracy(HL)inChinain2013stoodat9.48%,contrastingtherurallevelof6.92%withtheurbanlevelof13.80%.ThelevelofHLinEasternChinawas12.81%,whileitwas6.93%inWestChinaand7.10%inCentralChinaRegion.ThelevelofHLforfemalewas9.73%,higherthanthemalelevelof9.23%.Inaddition,theHLratesofhealthknowledgeandconcept,healthskills,andhealthlife-styleandbehaviorswas20.42%,12.47%and10.62%respectively.TheHLratesofchronicdiseasesprevention,infectiousdiseasesprevention,basicmedicalcare,afetyandfirstaid,scientifichealthconcept,andhealthinformationwasrespectively11.59%,17.12%,8.30%,43.53%,32.12%and18.46%.TheresultssuggestthatthelevelofhealthliteracyofChineseurbanandruralresidentsislow,butstilldifferssubstantiallyacrossdifferentareasandsub-populations.

简介：Healthliteracyreferstotheabilitytoobtainandunderstandbasichealthinformationandserviceandusesuchinformationandservicetomakeappropriatedecisionssoastomaintainandenhanceone’sownhealth.Healthliteracyisanimportantindicatortoevaluateacountry’sbasicpublichealthservicestandardandthehealthstatusofthepeople.ItisalreadyincludedintheTwelfthFive-yearPlanonthe

简介：StateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine(SATCM),jointlywithNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission(NHFPC),issuedresultsofsurveyonhealthcareliteracyoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)onMarch31.Asthefirstnationalspecialsurveyonsciencepopularizationof