Literacy is important - to individuals, in order for them to cope with the demands of everyday life in the workplace, home and community - as well as for the country as a whole.
Literacy is a major variable influencing health in a variety of ways. This paper discusses the significant health impacts of literacy. It identifies why literacy is a health issue and thus is relevant to Health Canada and to its mandate: “helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health”.
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of a "cluster" of four projects aimed at assisting at-risk youth to return to learning after having not succeeded in the regular school system.
