[Differences in Health Literacy of Adolescents with Lower Educational Attainment, Older People and Migrants].

Not everyone seems to have adequate health literacy to take care of their own health. Especially older people, people with migration background, and adolescents with lower educational attainment face challenges when dealing with the healthcare system. Our cross-sectional study focuses on these vulnerable groups.

[Health literacy among less well-educated young people: Influencing factors and consequences].

Objectives: Health literacy is known to influence health. Findings on the unequal distribution of health literacy among less well-educated young people are presented. The influence of socio-demographic factors and the consequences of a low level of health literacy with regard to health-related behaviour are discussed.

[How do citizens in Germany assess their own Health Literacy?].

Health literacy is a relatively recent concept in Europe. First international investigations indicate that a substantial part of the population has significantly impaired subjective health literacy. In Germany there is a lack of meaningful data.