Health Literacy in Childhood and Adolescence (HLCA) as a Target for Health Promotion and Primary Prevention – The German HLCA consortium
Bitzer, E.; Pinheiro, P.; Bittligmayer, U.; Zamora, P.; Jordan, S.; Sahrai, D.; Bauer, U. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2014 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Recent research into definitions and concepts of health literacy has widened the meaning from individual functional skills in medical word recognition, text comprehension, and numeracy to other skills required to access, appraise and use health information. Current integrative health literacy concepts put a stronger focus on underlying competences and motivation and therefore encompass social and life skills. In addition, the widened understanding of health literacy has also been recognized for its quality to shift the focus from individual-level skills to social, economic, or environmental forces that have impa…
