4 out of 10 have trouble understanding health information

Four out of 10 people have trouble reading, understanding, and acting on health information, a major conference on tackling health inequalities was told.

Around 400 people attended the Knowledge 4 Health Conference held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin yesterday to consider ways to improve access to health information.

The event was hosted by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and its director of research, Prof. Kevin Balanda, emphasised the importance of using health information to reduce health inequalities.