Funder: EU4Health Programme (EU4H)
Submission model: Single stage
Submission Deadline: 10 October 2024 – 14:00:00 CET
Budget: Total EUR 5,000,000
Aims / Objectives:
The main objective of this action is to support health literacy for cancer prevention and care, to improve health literacy and to focus on reducing inequalities in cancer prevention and care.
The action should aim to:
– improve health literacy of citizens, of patients of all ages, as well as of healthcare professionals
– improve health literacy of citizens on cancer prevention and provide them access to adequate and reliable health information in order to empower them to make informed decisions supporting healthy lifestyles and improving health for all citizens of all ages
– improve health literacy of patients by providing adequate, reliable, and timely information on their diagnosis and treatment to achieve their disease understanding and active involvement in the treatment; improve health literacy in palliative care
– improve health literacy education of health professionals: a. raising awareness of the impact low health literacy can have on people at risk of cancer and cancer patients; b. providing healthcare professionals with health-literacy-friendly communication techniques to support their interactions with cancer patients.
Relevance to pain community:
‘Health Literacy for Cancer Prevention and Care’ project, which aims to develop and share best practices to enhance cancer health literacy, focusing on disadvantaged groups such as refugees and displaced persons from Ukraine. Low health literacy can negatively impact decisions related to prevention, screening, treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life services.
Enhancing health literacy in cancer care is fundamental to improving pain management and overall patient outcomes. The project’s objectives align with the needs of the pain community by ensuring that patients and healthcare providers have the necessary knowledge and tools to manage pain effectively throughout the cancer care continuum.
