Table 1.

Taxonomy of Health Literacy Skills and the Specific Domains of Their Competencies

Skill	Constituent Competency and Ability
Literacy	Perform basic reading tasks
Interaction	Engage in communication about health
Comprehension	Understand varied sources of information
Numeracy	Engage in basic numerical and arithmetic tasks and operations
Information seeking	Seek and obtain health-related information
Application/function	Process and use current and evolving health-related information
Decision making/critical thinking	Engage in informed health-related decision making
Evaluation	Filter, interpret, and evaluate information
Responsibility	Take responsibility for health and health-related decision making
Confidence	Have sufficient confidence to improve personal and community health
Navigation	Navigate society and health systems for successful self-care

Data derived from Sørensen et al³³ and Haun et al.³⁴