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RATIONAL

The strategy to enhance public accessibility to accurate and easy-to-understand health
information is crucial as it lays a solid foundation for building a more health-literate society
and promoting healthy lifestyles. By providing easily accessible and comprehensible health
information, individuals can make better health decisions, encourage disease prevention,
and manage chronic illnesses more effectively. Moreover, this strategy helps to reduce
health disparities by ensuring equal access to health information across all strata of
society, regardless of education or income levels. This will bolster health awareness within
communities and afford individuals the opportunity to engage effectively with healthcare
providers. Ultimately, improving access to accurate and easily understandable health
information is a critical step in fostering a more proactive community in managing their own
and their families’ health, as well as reducing the overall burden on the healthcare system.

DESIRED RESULTS

Improving public accessibilitiy to accurate and easy-to-understand health information enhances their
awareness of relevant health issues, facilitate better decision-making regarding healthy lifestyle
and healthcare treatments and encourage necessary preventive measures through the promotion of
healthy living. This can assist in reducing disparities in health literacy levels among various segments
of society by ensuring that all individuals have equal access to credible and relevant information from
various sources to prevent infodemics and misinformation dissemination.

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