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TEACHER HEALTH LITERACY: WHY DOES IT MATTER?
TEACHER HEALTH LITERACY: WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Author(s): Vincentas Lamanauskas
Subject(s): Education, School education, Health and medicine and law, Editorial
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: health literacy; health competence; healthy lifestyle habits;

Summary/Abstract: It is obvious, that education is one of the main social factors having influence on health. Health education is most effective at school, because it reaches a man at his most receptive period of life - childhood and adolescence. A demand to live a healthy life is formed not only by family, but also by school. Teachers’ role in health education process is very significant, therefore, their health literacy and health competence are the main components realising health education at school. During the studies at university pre-service teachers in one way or another develop health competence, however hopefully not enough attention is paid to this, and study process poorly contributes to health literacy improvement, health competence formation.

  • Issue Year: 76/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 4-6
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English