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Empowering children, teachers and parents through HealthLit4Kids in schools: parent views of student engagement
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 19:10 authored by Anna FlittnerAnna Flittner, Rose NashRose Nash, Shandell ElmerShandell Elmer, Vaughan CruickshankVaughan Cruickshank, Murray, LPromoting healthy behaviours during childhood positively influences attitudes and behaviours in later life. The HealthLit4Kids program builds health literacy in the primary school environment, engaging and building capacity among students, teachers, parents and their local community. Currently implemented in five Tasmanian schools, HealthLit4Kids is embedded throughout the curriculum and is teacher-driven. Empowerment of children has been demonstrated through: positive health-related behaviour change reported by parents; communication of information from children to parents; and an increase in children’s capacity to understand, communicate and act on health-related knowledge. This presentation will discuss the HealthLit4Kids program and children’s engagement in health learning as viewed by parents. The knowledge transfer from school to home exemplifies distributed health literacy whereby health literacy skills and practices are distributed among social networks.
History
Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPlace of publication
AustraliaEvent title
Engagement Transforms 2019 (ET19)Event Venue
Hobart, TasmaniaDate of Event (Start Date)
2019-09-06Date of Event (End Date)
2019-09-06Repository Status
- Restricted