{"id":2788,"date":"2021-01-11T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/?page_id=2788"},"modified":"2021-02-15T09:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:45:36","slug":"health-literacy-an-education-asset-in-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/fa\/health-literacy-an-education-asset-in-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Health literacy in schools: an education asset in the 21st century"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/i> Associated Professor Leena Paakkari<\/strong>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Finland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/i> Doctor Orkan Okan<\/strong>, Bielefeld University, Faculty of Educational Science, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Literacy Research, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/i> Professor doctor Kevin Dadaczynski<\/strong>, Fulda University of Applied Science, Fulda Public Health Centre, Leuphana University Lueneburg, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This webinar is organised in collaboration with\u00a0Schools for Health in Europe Network Foundation<\/a>\u00a0(SHE).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Journal Health Education<\/em><\/a> is the official journal of our webinar series and aims to support the UNESCO Chair\u2019s mission of sharing knowledge to support the global community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The aim of this webinar is to discuss health literacy in the school context and the educational sector. Health literacy is a critical 21st century competence that enables children and adolescents to critically evaluate health information, make informed decisions about health, and inform their health behaviour. This becomes paramount especially in context of digitalisation and digital change, both of which impact the way health information is produced, provided and communicated. Furthermore, health literacy contributes to health equity and enables children and adolescents to participate in and contribute to the society. The development of health literacy begins as early as in childhood and schools represent the most promising setting to facilitate the enhancement of child and adolescent health literacy. Incorporating health literacy in to the curriculum and interlinking with existing subjects, topics, and themes is therefore a necessary step. Health literacy is not only about personal competencies and individual behaviour but needs to be understood as a structural approach addressing system-level factors and conditions. These include professional development of teachers and educational staff, organisational change of and quality standards in education, and supportive policy development and investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this webinar the following three questions were addressed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is health literacy and why do we need to address it in schools?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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