According to WHO, health literacy is the cognitive-social skills and motivation levels of individuals to access, understand and use information to protect and improve their health.(1)
T.R. In the study conducted by the Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Health Promotion; It has been concluded that 7 out of 10 people in our country have a low level of health literacy.(2)
Graduates of IGU Health Services Vocational School of Opticians are among our valuable health service providers who do their part to increase health literacy in the institutions where they work as responsible managers.
Thanks to the comprehensive anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology and optician training they receive, they provide the necessary support to increase patient awareness and to share comprehensive information about prescribed refractive problems and rehabilitation with patients.
Enabling our opticians to work in public hospitals in the near future, enabling the physician to have a better quality examination process with the patient in eye outpatient clinics, controlling the chronic diseases due to the lack of health literacy, supporting the patients in early diagnosis and diagnosis has made a significant contribution to the protection of eye health in our country. It will allow you to raise awareness.
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1-https://sggm.saglik.gov.tr/TR,57003/turkiyenin-saglik-okuryazarligi-duzeyi-olculdu.html#:~:text=Ara%C5%9Ft%C4%B1rmaya%20kat%C4%B1lanlar %C4%B1n%20TSOY%2D32%20with,literate%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1%20d%C3%BCresource%20insufficient20%or%20s%C4%B1n%C4%B1rl%C4%B1.
2-https://sbu.saglik.gov.tr/Ekutuphane/kitaplar/SOYA%20S%C4%B0NCAN%20RAPORU.pdf