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Journal of Beijing Normal University(Social Sciences) ›› 2019, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 66-72.

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Connotation and Assessment of Health Literacy

JIA Xuji1,WANG Qingjin 2,LI Yaqian 2,WANG Yihan 2,LIN Chongde 3   

  1. 1.Academy of Psychology and Behavior,Tianjin Normal University,Tianjin 300074;
    2.College of Educational Science,Tianjin Normal University,Tianjin 300387;
    3.Institute of Developmental Psychology,BNU,Beijing 100875,China
  • Online:2019-03-25 Published:2019-03-25

Abstract: As health is the most important and precious asset for human,individual health literacy is the foundation for health maintenance and sustainable development.Health literacy is an essential element to ensure all-around development of an individual,and is a comprehensive indicator to reflect economic and social development.As an important literacy to reflect education quality and equity,health literacy is characterized with its comprehensiveness,hierarchy,interaction,lifelongness and purpose.Based on different definitions of health literacy,a large number of assessing tools have been globally developed for adults.Research on health literacy in other countries can provide a reference for the related study in China.We should understand the precise connotation of students' health literacy,build an assessment system for students,and attach great importance to the cultivation of communicational and critical health literacy.

Key words: health literacy, core competency, connotation and assessment

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