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The importance of school leaders in school health promotion. A European call fo...
Leksy, Karina; Gawron, Grzegorz; Rosário, Rafaela; Sormunen, Marjorita; Velasco, Veronica; Sandmeier, Anita; Simovska, Venka; Wojtasik, TomaszSchool leaders such as principals are key not only for educational and school quality but also for initiating and sustainably anchoring any innovation in schools. Although there is widespread agreement about the importance of holistic approaches to school health promotion, the role of principals has received increased, but not yet systematic, attention. In this context, it is unclear which leadership competenci...
Infodemic preparedness and COVID-19: searching about public health and social m...
Rosário, Rafaela; Fronteira, Inês; Martins, Maria R. O.; Augusto, Cláudia; Silva, Maria José; Messer, Melanie; Martins, Silvana; Duarte, AnaWe aimed to evaluate the associations between information searching about public health and social measures (PHSM) and university students’ digital health literacy (DHL) related to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 3,084 Portuguese university students (75.7% females), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5). Sociodemographic data, DHL questionnaire and on...
Health promoting schools and COVID-19: preparing for the future
Sormunen, Marjorita; Lattke, Lynda; Leksy, Karina; Dadaczynski, Kevin; Sakellari, Evanthia; Velasco, Veronica; Borzucka-sitkiewicz, KatarzynaWe face an unprecedented period of history during which COVID-19 is clustered with other global conditions, such as obesity, undernutrition, an infodemic, and climate change. This syndemic (synergy of epidemics) calls for the development of children's and youth's health literacy and socioemotional skills, support for behavioural hygiene (e.g. washing hands, wearing masks), and adults' responsibility and caring....
Digital health literacy and web-based information-seeking behaviors of universi...
Dadaczynski, Kevin; Okan, Orkan; Messer, Melanie; Leung, Angela Y. M.; Rosário, Rafaela; Darlington, Emily; Rathmann, KatharinaBackground: Digital communication technologies are playing an important role in the health communication strategies of governments and public health authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The internet and social media have become important sources of health-related information on COVID-19 and on protective behaviors. In addition, the COVID-19 infodemic is spreading faster than the coronavirus itself, which i...
Health, well-being and education Building a sustainable future. The Moscow stat...
Dadaczynski, Kevin; Jensen, Bjarne Bruun; Viig, Nina Grieg; Sormunen, Marjorita; Seelen, Jesper von; Kuchma, Vladislav; Vilaça, TeresaPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the official statement of the Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools. Design/methodology/approach – The Fifth European Conference on Health-Promoting Schools was held on 20–22 November 2019 in Moscow, Russian Federation, with over 450 participants from 40 countries. A writing group was established to prepare a draft version of the statement befo...
Associations between COVID-19-related digital health literacy and online inform...
Rosário, Rafaela; Martins, Maria R. O.; Augusto, Cláudia; Silva, Maria José; Martins, Silvana; Duarte, Ana Catarina Silva Pinto; Fronteira, InêsWe aim to evaluate the associations between digital health literacy (DHL) related to COVID-19 and online information-seeking behavior among university students. Methods: A total of 3.084 students (75.7% women), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5) participated in this cross-sectional study, most of whom (36.5%) were from social sciences and pursued a bachelor’s degree (50.7%). Data on COVID-19-related DHL and...