Luis saboga-nunes

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa | NOVA · Centre for Research and Studies in Public Health (CIESP)

Background Health literacy (HL) is a key component of health promotion and sustainability and contributes to well-being. Despite its global relevance, HL is an under-researched topic in South America but is now debuting its exploration in Brazil. To leverage its benefits for South America, the mere translation of validated tools into Portuguese is...

2nd Edition of the IUHPE Position Paper on Health Literacy

Background: Health literacy is a determinant of health and assessed globally to inform the development of health interventions. However, little is known about health literacy in countries with one of the poorest health indicators worldwide, such as Afghanistan. Studies worldwide demonstrate that women play a key role in developing health literacy....

In this anthology of health literacy, drawing on New Social Literacy studies and contemporary debates on equity, we discuss health literacy within German regional and cultural contexts as well as in selected non-European regions, such as in Asia and South America. Topics include unique reviews on health literacy, new empirical results on different...

In this chapter, we contribute to the expanding knowledge on health literacy in developing countries by presenting rare data from Afghanistan. We conducted a cross-sectional study with multi-stage random sampling of (literate and illiterate) male heads of the household (N = 502) in four districts in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The questionnaire i...

Issue addressed While multiple studies worldwide reveal the strong impact of various determinants on health literacy, empirical data on the link between health literacy and other important dimensions of health equity (such as quality of life, beliefs and health literacy in crisis‐affected religious countries such as Afghanistan) is scarce. To info...

Mit der Verabschiedung der Ottawa-Charta zur Gesundheitsförderung wurde der Diskurs über die Bevölkerungsgesundheit maßgeblich verändert. Insbesondere die Perspektiven auf die personalen (Gesundheits-)Kompetenzen und den ressourcenorientierten Gesundheitsansatz sowie der Fokus auf gesundheitliche Chancengerechtigkeit haben die Wahrnehmung für die F...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of goals that aspire to 'leave no one behind', adopted by all members of the United Nations and to be achieved by 2030. Now, four years after the SDGs entered into force, we examine the progress towards the health-related SDGs in the European region. In this region, least progress is made towards t...

O trabalho do tema saúde, na escola, exige uma abordagem centrada na atenção integral e concepção holística, pautada no diálogo e na construção coletiva para que, por meio da educação para a saúde, seja possível capacitar as crianças para acessar, compreender, avaliar, gerir e aplicar os conhecimentos, a partir de comportamentos favoráveis à saúde,...

This round table aim is to explore transculturality of methods and instruments to assess Health Literacy (HL) and Life Skills (LS) in Childhood and Adolescence and integrate this discussion in the overall context of HL research in the European context. HL and LS focuses on the knowledge and skills that enable people to access, understand, evaluate...

This workshop aim is to explore the call that is proposed by the WHO declarations of Nairobi and Shangai, that institutions should move forward to become health literate organizations. This workshop addresses qualitative and quantitative health literacy research work settings of health and non-health professionals. Health literacy has evolved into...

Objetivo: i) Caraterizar em termos sociodemográficos os alunos da amostra; ii) Analisar a relação entre o nível de Literacia para a Saúde (LS) e a participação dos alunos nas atividades de Saúde Escolar (SE). Materiais e métodos: Estudo descritivo-correlacional, transversal, de abordagem quantitativa, no qual participaram 499 alunos, do ensino secu...

Aaron Antonovsky advanced the concept of salutogenesis almost four decades ago (Antonovsky, Health, Stress and Coping. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1979; Unravelling the Mystery of Health. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1987). Salutogenesis posits that life experiences shape the sense of coherence (SOCthat helps to mobilize resources to cope wi...

The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Position Statement on Health Literacy provides an overview of existing evidence and continuing debate on health literacy. Developed by the IUHPE Global Working Group on Health Literacy, including experts from around the globe, the Statement provides a basis for discussion and advoca...

Although self-rated wellbeing is an indicator of health status, it has been receiving little attention; its relationship with physical activity among adults remains inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between physical activity and several dimensions of self-rated wellbeing in European adults. This cross-sectional...

Background. From a public health perspective, the study of socio-demographic factors related to physical activity is important in order to identify subgroups for intervention programs. Objective. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of, and the socio-demographic correlates related to, the achievement of recommended physical activity levels....

Background: . Adults are recommended to engage in at least 150 minutes/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (PA). Purpose: . This study aimed to examine the level of compliance with PA recommendations among European adults. Methods: Using data from European Social Survey round 6, PA self-report data was collected from 52,936 European...

Purpose: The workshop aims to highlight the potential contribution of teachers to promote child mental health in schools. We will figure out the current practices in schools by questioning how professionals deal with children at risk for mental disorders. The diagnostic perspective will be complemented with an outline of strategies to promote child...

Introduction «Papa Bem» project («Eat Well») aims to promote health literacy through the production and dissemination of written and audiovisual materials concerning childhood obesity prevention. The focus is the period that goes from pregnancy to 5 years of age. Methodology The editorial plan and materials production was based on an exploratory st...

FOREWORD This first edition of a Guide for Distance Learning has been developed, based on the ASPHER Survey on Schools and Departments of Public Health (SDPH) 2011/2012. Institutions from all corners of Europe contributed with their experience in the new and rapidly developing field of Blended Learning. There are many different and partly overlappi...