Rigorous research, informed decisions and better health for diverse communities
We are a research group at the University of Sydney School of Public Health. Our mission is to give all people the opportunity to have the best health outcomes for themselves and their families. This means building health literacy skills and capacities in the population and ensuring the healthcare environment is sensitive to the needs of the whole community. Our goal is to support empowered patients and consumers to make better health decisions and achieve better health outcomes for all.
Rigorous research, informed decisions and better health for diverse communities
We are a research group at the University of Sydney School of Public Health. Our mission is to give all people the opportunity to have the best health outcomes for themselves and their families. This means building health literacy skills and capacities in the population and ensuring the healthcare environment is sensitive to the needs of the whole community. Our goal is to support empowered patients and consumers to make better health decisions and achieve better health outcomes for all.
Our research seeks to
Understand the diverse needs of the community.
Develop and test new knowledge or solutions to address those needs.
Implement these effectively in the community and health system.
Our research seeks to
Understand the diverse needs of the community.
Develop and test new knowledge or solutions to address those needs.
Implement these effectively in the community and health system.
We believe in collaboration
The Sydney Health Literacy Lab is located within the Sydney School of Public Health (University of Sydney) and the Westmead Health Literacy Hub. This ensures our work is conducted to the highest academic standards yet is firmly embedded within the community at Western Sydney – engaged with a network of clinical practices and community groups. We work in the areas of cancer, primary care, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, endocrinology, women’s health, and maternal health.
Recent publications
Recent publications
News & Events
Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis
Overdiagnosis is now a health challenge recognised across many nations. Debates about its definition continue, but in short, overdiagnosis happens when health systems routinely diagnose people in ways that [...]
New Frontiers in Health Literacy Research Symposium 2018 – Sydney
Sydney Health Literacy Lab was launched and hosted the New Frontiers in Health Literacy Research Symposium in Sydney on Tuesday 4 December 2018. This brought together some of the [...]
News & Events
Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis
Overdiagnosis is now a health challenge recognised across many nations. Debates about its definition continue, but in short, overdiagnosis happens when health systems routinely diagnose people in ways that [...]