This report is intended to be the first in an annual series that will highlight the Seven Pillars of Self-Care.
As suggested in this publication, the full value of self-care at the individual, institutional & societal levels is enormous & integrating the pillars into people’s daily lives, throughout their lifetime is essential. This will be best achieved when health literacy tools are universally available & validated resources are adopted by health professionals, educators & governments.
It is not coincidental that the very first Pillar is ‘Knowledge & Health Literacy’. Today, there are evolving & innovative new tools to help improve access to excellent quality information that will enable sound decision-making by individuals & institutions. In this report, there is an acknowledgement that self-care creates equity in health care & building knowledge about where to obtain sound information & use of new technologies will be foundational to success.