The role of libraries in promoting health literacy for combating non-communicable diseases in Tanzania
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2017
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ISDS LLC, Japan |
Abstract
Health literacy is an important aspect to every individual in the society. This is due to the fact that a health literate person understands his/her health status, take prevention and control measures of various diseases. The purpose of this paper was to discuss how health literacy for prevention, control and treatment of non communicable diseases can be conducted by libraries in Tanzania. The researcher reviewed several literatures and found out that libraries have a big role to play to ensure that community recognize their information needs, search for relevant information and make use of the information to make informed health decisions. The study concluded that because non communicable diseases impose a double burden to the government and her people a call for immediate actions from various stakeholders’ such as health libraries is required.
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International Journal of Development and Sustainability 2017, Vol.6(7): 443-450
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Libraries, Tanzania, Health literacy, Non-communicable diseases