BackgroundAlthough the benefits of public knowledge of physical diseases are widely
accepted, knowledge about mental disorders (mental health literacy) has been …

Objective: To critically review the literature concerning the accuracy of self-reported health
behaviors and risk factors relating to cancer and cardiovascular disease among the general …

Objectives: To assess the public's recognition of mental disorders and their beliefs about the
effectiveness of various treatments (“mental health literacy”). Design: A cross‐sectional …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 THE IMPERATIVE OF HEALTH Page 3 Page 4 THE IMPERATIVE OF
HEALTH Public Health and the Regulated Body Deborah Lupton SAGE Publications London …

'Lose weight!''Avoid fat!''Stop smoking!''Reduce alcohol intake!''Get fit!''Practise safe sex!''Play
safe!'In contemporary Western societies the health status and vulnerability of the body are …

In this issue, Mackert and colleagues argue for the benefits of a general health literacy focus,
which can be applied across health domains. Using the concept of mental health literacy as …

Despite the evidence and the advocacy, advancing health literacy has generally failed to
find political or community 'traction'. Tangible actions to advance health literacy are hard to …

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and is associated with
increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in adult life. The increase in fat mass in …

This article seeks to demonstrate that chronic illness is increasingly being viewed as
culpability in the face of known risks, an instance of moral failure that requires the …

This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to health services and health care
policy in Australia. It explains what governments have done and what they can do about …