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School leaders reflections on their school’s engagement in a program to foster health literacy development
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 04:21 authored by Rose NashRose Nash, Claire OttenClaire Otten, Pill, S, J Williams, Casey MainsbridgeCasey Mainsbridge, Vaughan CruickshankVaughan Cruickshank, Shandell ElmerShandell ElmerMany health attitudes and behaviors formed during childhood are sustained through to adulthood, therefore childhood is a critical time to develop health literacy. Primary schools provide an ideal environment to equip children with lifelong health skills, understanding and knowledge. Through semi-structured interviews, this study gathered primary school leaders’ reflections on the implementation of a program (HealthLit4Kids) designed to foster health literacy development in their schools. The aim of this study was to determine how school leaders experienced the HealthLit4Kids intervention. The results showed that leaders perceived the program had a positive effect on health literacy knowledge and understanding within the school community, as well as improved health behaviors. School leaders’ statements indicated that key barriers such as parental engagement and an overcrowded curriculum would need to be navigated to ensure successful program sustainability.
Funding
Tasmanian Community Fund
History
Publication title
International Journal of Educational Research OpenVolume
2-2Article number
100089Number
100089Pagination
1-9ISSN
2666-3740Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
Elsevier LtdPlace of publication
United KingdomRights statement
© 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)Repository Status
- Open