Design & Methods HLS19
Study Design
The HLS19 applied a cross-sectional multi-center survey study design.
HLS19 Participants
Partners from M-POHL member countries could join the HLS19.
Aims
The vision of M-POHL is to enhance health literacy in the WHO European Region by ensuring the availability of high-quality and internationally comparative data to support evidence-informed political decisions and targeted practice interv
About HLS19
The Health Literacy Population Survey Project 2019-2021 (HLS19) is M-POHL’s first project aiming to collect comparative data on population health literacy in as many member states of the WHO-European
Contact
Christina Dietscher

Publications & References
Publications and references for M-POHL: governance, factsheets, concept note, Vienna Statement, key articles, and core WHO health literacy documents
Structure & Members
Explore the WHO M-POHL structure: co-chairs, Advisory Board, ICC in Austria, General Assembly, and participating member & observer countries.
Evidence-based policy and practice (EVPOP)

EVPOP (Evidence-based Policy and Practice) is M-POHL’s project turning health literacy evidence into guidance, reports and policy action (2023–2027).