Asking health worker for information

Updated: 30 September 2022

Manuela Leporesi
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  • Health workers are a good source of health information
  • A health worker can be a community health worker, doctor, midwife, nurse or pharmacist 
  • People can ask health workers questions about health issues, such as: What is the main problem? What needs to be done about it? And why is it important to do this?
  • People can ask health workers other questions to make decisions about health, such as: What are the options? What are the possible benefits and harms of the options? What option is best for me?
  • Health workers can help people and families get information in other ways, such by giving them brochures to read more about health
  • Health workers can direct people to trusted websites and phone helplines provided by the government
  • Health workers can recommend people join a community or patient group to learn more about the things that affect health

 

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