Addressing the Antinomy Between Health Education and Health Literacy in Advancing Personal Health and Public Health Outcomes

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
pp. 968-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip A. Belcastro ◽  
Hardaye Ramsaroop-Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Education And Health

scholarly journals Health literacy as a challenge for health education

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
I. Stars
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Depth Study

Scientific literature demonstrates a well-established correlation between education and health literacy; education and health outcomes; health literacy and health outcomes. Health literacy has a mediating role between education and health. Health literacy is known as a complex concept, it has multiple definitions, underlying meanings and conceptual models. Diversity of health literacy can be a challenging motivator for health education. In-depth study of scientific literature was carried out to highlight the link between health literacy and health education and to emphasize health literacy challenges for health education. Five health literacy challenges for health education were identified: 1) health literacy as an outcome related to health education interventions; 2) multi-layered health literacy or different levels of health literacy; 3) the concept of health literacy and its comprehensiveness; 4) shift from a passive to more interactive and empowering health education; 5) cultural context of health literacy and health education. Enhanced health literacy definitions and conceptual models require more complex, comprehensive, socially oriented, culture sensitive, participatory health education.

scholarly journals Public health education and health system needs in Pakistan: a mixed methods study

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (09) ◽  
pp. 813-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fazal Zeeshan ◽  
Usman Raza ◽  
Saeed Anwar ◽  
Durdana Khan ◽  
Aamir Abbas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health System ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Education And Health

scholarly journals Understanding health education, health promotion and public health

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kitty R. Van Teijlingen ◽  
Bhimsen Devkota ◽  
Flora Douglas ◽  
Padam Simkhada ◽  
Edwin R. Van Teijlingen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Education ◽  
World Health ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Theoretical Overview

Across the globe, there can be confusion about the difference between the concepts of health education, health promotion and, often also, public health. This confusion does not limit itself to the individual terms but also to how these terms relate to each other. Some use terms such as health education and health promotion interchangeably; others see them clearly as different concepts. In this theoretical overview paper, we have first of all outlined our understanding of these individual terms. We suggest how the five principles of health promotion as outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO, 1984) fit into Tannahill’s (2009) model of three overlapping areas: (a) health education; (b) prevention of ill health; and (c) health protection. Our schematic overview places health education within health promotion and health promotion itself in the center of the overarching disciplines of education and public health. We hope our representation helps reduce confusion among all those interested in our discipline, including students, educators, journalists, practitioners, policymakers, politicians, and researchers.

scholarly journals Discourses in Interaction: The intersection of literacy and health research internationally

1970 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Green ◽  
Joseph Lo Bianco ◽  
Johanna Wyn
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Education And Health

Literacy and health are deeply influential in social participation, utilisation of social resources and quality of life. This paper discusses interacting discourses and common conceptual points shared by the adult literacy and public health fields and situates how the sub-field at the intersection of these two domains, known as ‘health literacy’, is constructed and enacted. Emerging approaches that recognise the convergence of education and health within international policy, research and in practice are articulated. The paper argues a case for re-thinking the literacy-health connection from a cross-sectoral perspective and for more effective approaches furthering the interests of both life-long learning and wellbeing. 

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy: Results From the Dutch Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 172-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris van der Heide ◽  
Jen Wang ◽  
Mariël Droomers ◽  
Peter Spreeuwenberg ◽  
Jany Rademakers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals An assessment for health education and health promotion in chronic disease demonstration districts: a comparative study from Hunan Province, China

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e6579
Author(s):  
Qiaohua Xu ◽  
Biyun Chen ◽  
Donghui Jin ◽  
Li Yin ◽  
Yuelong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Health Education And Promotion

Background Cost-effective strategies of chronic disease control, integrated health education and health promotion play important roles in the programs of chronic disease demonstration districts in China. The performance of these districts can be directly assessed by their health education and promotion work. However, there have been only a few performance assessments done on these programs, most of which made without the inclusion of proper quality indicators. This study was designed to establish a framework of indicators for outcome evaluation of health education and promotion efforts in Chinese districts, and explore the factors involved in promoting these efforts. Methods A modified two-round Delphi survey was first used to construct quality indicators on a nine-point Likert scale. With those indicators, the rank sum ratio (RSR) method was then conducted through rank conversion and parametric statistics, to assess and classify the performance of ten districts or counties randomly chosen both from demonstration and non-demonstration districts in the Hunan province. Results The Delphi process produced seven themes and 25 sub-themes as quality indicators. The seven themes included organizational management, financial support, professional personnel, health education and promotion, residents’ health awareness and behaviors, residents’ satisfaction, and residents’ health literacy. The districts were classified into four levels by RSR as follows: One demonstration district at the first-ranked level, five other demonstration districts at the second-ranked level, all non-demonstration districts at the third-ranked level. None were at the fourth-qualified level. Discussion Chronic disease demonstration districts performed better on the work of health education and health promotion than the non-demonstration districts. The work should be focused on the following measures of chronic diseases: organizational management, financial support, media-related broadcasting, technical support, community-based promotion and supportive environment, and people’s enhanced awareness and health literacy.

scholarly journals A Case Report of Formative and Summative Evaluations of a Graduate Course on Foundations of Health Promotion for Masters of Public Health Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Southern Us ◽  
Building Activities ◽  
Skill Building

Development of foundational skills among masters of public health (MPH) students is challenging with regard to the mastery of delivering health education and health promotion methods.  In this case report we documented the conceptualization details and results from the formative and summative evaluations of one foundational course on health promotion implemented at a Southern US University. The course was based on the constructs of a fourth generation framework of multi-theory-model (MTM) of health behavior change that aimed at helping the students to acquire the behaviors needed for imparting the health education and health promotion methods  in the real world settings. In formative evaluation, a qualitative assessment is used, whereas, in the summative evaluation both qualitative and quantitative approaches are applied. We used a SWOT framework to conduct this study. Some of the documented strengths of the course included practical applications, interactive learning, and good use of the Canvas platform, group work, and skill building activities. The weaknesses of the course were the difficult nature of the subject and the fact that some presented methods were not clear. Some suggested opportunities for future offerings included having better environmental props, more online participation, and guest speakers. Some threats identified by the students were decrease of enrolment and possible reduction of face-to-face interactions due to online offerings. Overall, the instructor was successful in imparting skills pertaining to the methods for conducting health promotion within public health. The skill building activities and assignments elaborated in this course can be freely replicated for enhancing the learning acumen of MPH students around the world. This case report forms the basis for critical reflection among educators entrusted with designing such courses.   Keywords: Public Health, Health Behavior, Health Education, Health Promotion

Improving Collaboration among Health Communication, Health Education, and Health Literacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marin P. Allen ◽  
◽  
Elaine Auld ◽  
Robert Logan ◽  
J. Henry Montes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Education And Health
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