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

Health communication.

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-147
Author(s):  
Ruth Cross ◽  
Ivy O'Neil
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Psychological Models

Abstract This book chapter seeks to: (i) consider models of communication and assess their relevance to health communication; (ii) suggest that health promotion must adopt participatory means of communication; (iii) critique top-down 'banking' approaches to communication and education; (iv) discuss the implications of digital technology development on health communication; (v) assert the importance of health education and consider the idea of health literacy; (vi) explore and critique social marketing; and (vii) explore and critique psychological models of behaviour change.

Health communication.

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-147
Author(s):  
Ruth Cross ◽  
Ivy O'Neil
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Psychological Models

Abstract This book chapter seeks to: (i) consider models of communication and assess their relevance to health communication; (ii) suggest that health promotion must adopt participatory means of communication; (iii) critique top-down 'banking' approaches to communication and education; (iv) discuss the implications of digital technology development on health communication; (v) assert the importance of health education and consider the idea of health literacy; (vi) explore and critique social marketing; and (vii) explore and critique psychological models of behaviour change.

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 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 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 Nurses’ Perspectives on Health Education and Health Literacy of Older Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6455
Author(s):  
Min Young Kim ◽  
Seieun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Education And Health

In the context of population aging, enhancing the health of older patients has become an urgent issue for public health. Health education and health literacy need to be further understood from the healthcare providers’ standpoint to increase older patients’ effective application of such information into their daily lives. We aimed to further understand nurses’ perspectives on the education of older patients and their health literacy, as nurses are one of the frontline providers interacting with older patients. In total, 16 nurses and nurse practitioners who had 5 or more years of clinical experience participated. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews and emails. Data analysis followed the thematic analysis suggested by Braun and Clarke. Five themes emerged from the analysis, as follows: attitudes that are hard to change; physical and cognitive functional barriers to understanding teaching materials; family caregivers—surrogate vs. gatekeeper; major contexts that moderate the elderly’s health literacy; and strategies to enhance teaching effectiveness and health literacy. These findings illustrate the conditions pertinent to communication with older adults from the patients’, providers’ and healthcare delivery viewpoints. Systemic assistance and interventions specialized for older patients and their healthcare providers need to be developed and tested to improve clinical practice and patient health literacy.

scholarly journals Semantics in the time of coronavirus: “Virus”, “bacteria”, “germs”, “disease” and related concepts

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Cliff Goddard ◽  
Anna Wierzbicka
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Local School ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Ways Of Thinking

This study proposes Natural Semantic Metalanguage semantic explications for the English words virus (in two senses), bacteria, germs, and for the related words sick, ill, and disease. We concentrate on their nave or folk meanings (Apresjan 1992) in everyday English, as opposed to scientific or semi-scientific meanings. In this way, the paper makes a start on uncovering the folk epidemiology embedded in the English lexicon. The semantics of words like virus, bacteria and germs is not, however, a purely academic matter. It is also a matter of effective health education and health communication. To reach people at a time of an epidemic, explanations need to connect with ordinary peoples ways of thinking and speaking. This paper argues that the simple and cross-translatable words of NSM, and minimal languages based on it, can be effective tools not only for linguistic semantics but also for education and communication everywhere - at the local school and in the world at large.

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