Rosie Nash|Shandell Elmer|Katy Thomas|Richard H. Osborne|Kate MacIntyre|Becky Shelley|Linda Murray|Siobhan Harpur|Diane Webb
HealthLit4Kids study protocol; crossing boundaries for positive health literacy outcomes
University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|Deakin University|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania
health attitudes behaviours formed childhood greatly influence adult health patterns paper describes research development protocol schoolbased health literacy program program entitled healthlit4kids provides teachers resources supports explore concept health literacy within school community classroom activities family community engagement healthlit4kids sequential mixed methods design involving convenience sampling pre post intervention measures multiple sources data sources include individual teacher health literacy knowledge skills experience health literacy responsiveness school environment hello tas focus groups parents teachers teacher reflections workshop data evaluations childrens health literacy artefacts descriptions healthlit4kids protocol draws explicitly eight ophelia principles outcomes focused equity driven codesigned needsdiagnostic driven local wisdom sustainable responsive systematically applied influencing two levels 1 whole school community 2 individual classroom healthlit4kids program ensures holistic approach health literacy raised awareness importance provides deeper exploration health literacy school environment schoolwide health literacy assessment resultant action plan generates annual health literacy targets participating school health promotion cannot meaningfully achieved isolation health literacy whilst health promotion activities common school environment health literacy familiar concept healthlit4kids recognizes onesize fits approach seldom works address health literacy longterm health outcomes reliant embedded locally owned codesigned programs respond local health health literacy needs