New Advance in Health Literacy and Health Promotion
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 11337
Special Issue Editors
2. Healthy City Research Center, Institute of Health and Welfare, Yonsei University, Gangwon-do, Wonju 26493, Korea
3. Yonsei Global Health Center, Yonsei University, Gangwon-do, Wonju 26493, Korea
Interests: global health; health promotion; community health and social prescribing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue seeks to consider health literacy and health promotion in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Health literacy is defined as having the knowledge, skills, understanding, and confidence to use health and care information and services, as well as the ability to apply them to lifestyle decisions. Health literacy, specifically relating to empowerment, has also been mentioned as a way to strengthen active citizenship for health by combining a commitment to citizenship with health promotion and prevention efforts, by involving individuals to improve their understanding of rights, and by accessing the ability to navigate through the health care system.
This Special Issue aims to explore the health literacy engaged with health promotion. It is crucial to consider the design of health promotion initiatives, since it is a vital measure of the efficacy of health education, and it is critical to ensure that the public has the capacity to live a healthy life throughout their lives. Professionals (practitioners, researchers, policymakers) in each field could offer their experience towards these efforts. To promote health literacy in health promotion, insight into best practices is required, including explanations of what works, how it works, and in what context.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: health literacy and health promotion; health literacy interventions with diverse populations; health education programs incorporating health literacy strategies developed and/or implemented to address risk reduction and/or chronic disease; development and validation of health literacy measures; assessment of health literacy in populations; and sources of health information and the effects on health literacy.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Eun Woo Nam
Dr. Hyeyeon Jo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health literacy
- health promotion
- health intervention
- digital health literacy
- e-health literacy
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