About Us
Wisconsin Health Literacy (WHL) is a division of Wisconsin Literacy, Inc., a non-profit coalition of over 75 community-based literacy programs throughout the state. WHL works with both community-based organizations and healthcare organizations so that every person is able to find, understand, and use health information and services.
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What is health literacy?
Healthy People 2030 defines health literacy as both personal and organizational:
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Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.
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Organizational health literacy is the degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.
Any person can experience health literacy issues at some point in their life, which can result in high costs or poor health.
Mission
Advance health equity through health literacy in organizations and communities.
Vision
All people have the skills and a fair opportunity to be healthy.
Health Literacy News
Wisconsin Health Literacy is joining 8 other states (Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Michigan) to hold a collaborative Summit that brings together our diverse health literacy approaches, experiences, and strategies.
In honor of October being a time to formally recognize the importance of health literacy, the Governor has declared October 2023 as Health Literacy Month in Wisconsin.
WHL is pleased to share new mission and vision statements, which were adopted to better align with the activities and goals of the division:
Mission: Advance health equity through health literacy in organizations and communities.
Vision: All people have the skills and a fair opportunity to be healthy.
