This Workshop Series is to share the evidence-based practices/services developed by CADENZA Fellows with social and health care prefessionals working in NGOs and to promote uptake of these programmes to become part of their regular services.For details about CADENZA:A jockey Club in Initiative for Seniors and CADENZA Fellowship,please refer to:http//www.cadenza.hk

Health literacy (HL) refers to individuals’ ability to obtain, understand and interpret health information so as to determine the health services needed and make appropriate health decision. Diabetic patients with inadequate HL are more likely to have negative health outcomes including
poor glycemic control (HbA1c ), report retinopathy, higher mortality and higher hospitalization rate than those with adequate HL. This talk aims to increase health/social care professionals’ awareness in health literacy issues. Examples will be shown on how inadequate health literacy impact on diabetic patients’ health behaviour. We will discuss how we could help patients with inadequate health literacy.