Results & Publications
OHL results & tools: download OHL-Hos-SF and OHL-PHC (Word/Excel) with factsheets and supporting files for scoring, summaries and automatic graphs.
Design & Methods
How the OHL tools are developed and tested: hospital and primary care assessment tools, translation/cultural adaptation, piloting phases, and international exchange
About the OHL Project
About the M-POHL OHL project (2023–2027): why organizational health literacy matters, project aims, participating countries, and ICC coordination.
HLS24
HLS24 (2024–2026) is M-POHL’s cross-national health literacy survey (n≥1,000 per country), with digital, vaccination and optional mental HL modules.
HLS19
HLS19 (2019–2021) was M-POHL’s first European health literacy survey, covering 17 countries and domains like digital and vaccination literacy.
Participating in M-POHL
Participate in WHO M-POHL—members, associated members or observers—to share data and evidence and strengthen health literacy policies and systems.
Results & publications
EVPOP health literacy policy resources: Policy Guide and checklist (Public Health Action Cycle), survey factsheet, webinar recording and country experience videos.
About the EVPOP project
Health literacy has become a global priority for health promotion, disease prevention and for the quality and outcomes of healthcare.