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Flecha Ainhoa, GarcĂa RocĂo & Rudd Rima (2011). « Using Health Literacy in School to Overcome Inequalities ». European Journal of Education, vol. 46, n° 2.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2011.01476.x BibTeX citation key: Flecha2011a  |
Categories: General Keywords: approche globale en promotion de la santĂ©, littĂ©ratie, santĂ© Creators: Flecha, GarcĂa, Rudd Collection: European Journal of Education |
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Health literacy has firmly established the links between literacy skills and health outcomes and is subsequently considered a key strategy for improving the health of disadvantaged populations and addressing social inequality. However, current research findings for improving health literacy have primarily focused on adults and actions within health and health care settings. Implementation studies outside the health sector are scarce. This study, a subset of the INCLUD-ED community- based project on social inclusion, reports on successful community-based approaches to health literacy. This article focuses on two schools that take advantage of the cultural intelligence of their students' family members, allowing them to make health literacy programmes more effective and useful for the participants. In addition, family involvement in educational activities addressed to children, including health programmes, has been found to improve the health literacy of the participating adults and their use of healthcare services. Findings indicate that schools in Europe can play a key role in breaking the cycle of health inequalities by promoting health literacy through education.
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