Interdisciplinary perspectives on health literacy research around the world: more important than ever in a time of COVID-19

T Sentell, S Vamos, O Okan - … of environmental research and public health, 2020 - mdpi.com
As we write our editorial for a health literacy special issue in the midst of the international
COVID-19 crisis, we take this opportunity to highlight the importance of individual …

Making a case for “Education for health literacy”: An international perspective

S Vamos, O Okan, T Sentell, I Rootman - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In many countries, health literacy research, practice, and policy have been moving away
from a focus only on medical care and health-care settings to a much broader …

School leadership that supports health promotion in schools: A systematic literature review

D Adams, K Lok Tan, A Sandmeier… - Health Education …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Schools are important settings for health promotion. In schools, children and
adolescents can be reached regardless of their social background, which represents a …

School mental health prevention and intervention strategies in China: a scoping review

D Qu, X Wen, X Cheng, A Zhu, Z Wu, L Che… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Student mental health issues remain a significant global concern, imposing considerable
health, social, and economic burdens. China has also published numerous national policies …

Organizational health literacy in schools: concept development for health-literate schools

S Kirchhoff, K Dadaczynski, JM Pelikan… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Health literacy is considered a personal asset, important for meeting health-
related challenges of the 21st century. Measures for assisting students' health literacy …

Addressing health literacy in schools in Germany: concept analysis of the mandatory digital and media literacy school curriculum

T Schulenkorf, V Krah, K Dadaczynski… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
It is generally agreed upon that the development of health literacy should be addressed from
an early age onwards in order to empower children to develop their full health potential …

Covid-19-related health literacy of school leaders in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional study

SSS Lau, ENY Shum, JOT Man, ETH Cheung… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
To date, we know little about COVID-19-related health literacy among school leaders,
particularly in East Asia. The present study aimed to assess the level of COVID-19-related …

The importance of school leaders' attitudes and health literacy to the implementation of a health-promoting schools approach

S Betschart, A Sandmeier, G Skedsmo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schools are considered as important settings for health education and the promotion of
functioning, healthy people. Health-promoting schools (HPS) take a holistic approach to …

COVID-19-related fear, stress and depression in school principals: impacts of symptoms like COVID-19, information confusion, health-related activity limitations …

TV Duong, MH Nguyen, CF Lai, SC Chen… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background School principals have been reported to have a higher prevalence of burnout
and psychological problems than their colleagues. During the pandemic, extra workload and …

The importance of school leaders in school health promotion. A European call for systematic integration of health in professional development

K Leksy, G Gawron, R Rosário, M Sormunen… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
School leaders such as principals are key not only for educational and school quality but
also for initiating and sustainably anchoring any innovation in schools. Although there is …