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There are rising concerns about adolescent (mental) health in the Netherlands. This article explores how history education can contribute to students’ Critical Health Literacy (CHL). We identify five interrelated ways in which historical thinking is connected to CHL. Additionally, we present three pedagogical approache...

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Student-led implementation of Mental Health First Aid training in undergraduate medical education

It is suggested that embedding MHFA within medical education allow students to consider their own mental health literacy, discuss mental health topics with peers, and inquire into their own self-care practices.

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Students’ self-perceived health literacy knowledge and skills increase during physiotherapy and speech pathology programs in Australia: A longitudinal convergent mixed-methods study

Introduction: Individual health literacy is often suggested to be the antecedent to health literacy responsiveness. Health literacy responsiveness is the ability of healthcare professionals to respond to the health literacy attributes of individuals, families and communities. Therefore, it is important to establish whe...

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Health literacy among adolescents: a cluster analysis

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Health literacy then and now: Fifty years of conceptual evolution

Health literacy was first mentioned in the context of health education and social policy by Simonds (1974), who emphasized students’ health literacy shouldn’t be neglected. Despite accidental use, health literacy has been recognized as an important health determinant, and its definition and conceptualization have chang...

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