To continue to work healthily, health practices are necessary. This study assessed the impact of health literacy (HL) on health practices in the working life of young Japanese nurses and care workers, occupations with heavy physical and psychological burdens. A web-based survey was conducted with 500 women (330 nurses and 170 care workers) under the age of 30 in 2019. Data regarding their demographic characteristics, HL and health practices in their working life were collected. A significant association was found between high HL and better health practices, such as being likely to rest when tired, working at their own pace maintaining a good work-life balance and regularly performing self-check-ups, which were common to nurses and care workers. In addition, sub-analysis among the high-HL group revealed that the attendance of lectures regarding working life and health for new employees was effective for taking rest when needed, working when not overtired and a good work-life balance. The results of this study suggest that high HL relates to healthy practices in the working life of young Japanese nurses and care workers. Increasing HL or fundamentally enhancing attitudes towards their own health or both may, therefore, have some benefits for healthy working practices.

为了继续健康地工作，健康实践是必要的。本研究评估了健康素养 (HL) 对年轻日本护士和护理人员工作生活中健康实践的影响，这些职业是身体和心理负担沉重的职业。2019 年对 500 名 30 岁以下的女性（330 名护士和 170 名护理人员）进行了一项基于网络的调查。收集了有关她们的人口特征、HL 和工作生活中的健康实践的数据。发现高 HL 与更好的健康实践之间存在显着关联，例如疲倦时可能会休息、按自己的节奏工作、保持良好的工作与生活平衡以及定期进行自我检查，这在护士和护理人员中很常见工人。此外，high-HL组的子分析显示，参加新员工工作生活和健康讲座对需要休息、不过度疲劳和良好的工作与生活平衡是有效的。这项研究的结果表明，高 HL 与日本年轻护士和护理人员工作生活中的健康做法有关。因此，增加 HL 或从根本上提高对自身健康的态度或两者兼而有之，可能对健康的工作实践有一些好处。