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Professor of #HealthLiteracy, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine & Health, Dept. of Health & Sport Sciences, WHO CC Health Literacy: @whocc-hl.bsky.social & https://www.hs.mh.tum.de/en/healthliteracy/home/, EUPHA HLS: @eupha-hls.bsky.social

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The journey from Ottawa to Health 2020
The journey from Ottawa to Health 2020 YouTube video by WHO European Region

"Health promotion might become the important lever for making a radical change in the way everybody is looking at Health" - Mahler

Learn about the history of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ1H...

02.08.2025 23:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gesundheitskompetenz Das umfassende Nachschlagewerk zum Thema Gesundheitskompetenz fรผr interdisziplinรคre Studiengรคnge im Bereich Pflege, Therapie, Gesundheit.

Springer Referenzwerk #Gesundheitskompetenz #OpenAccess

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

17.03.2025 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Conflicts of interest in public health research and publications Providing communities and knowledge users with reliable, independent, and evidence-based information has always been a core function of public health (Thom

โ€œSimply reporting a COI does not take the conflict away.โ€

Our latest editorial at @healthpromint.bsky.social discusses the messy, confusing and at times performative system for COI declarations in academic publishing.

Would love your thoughts!

#academicsky

academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

07.02.2025 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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PhD position 100% | ZHAW Zรผrcher Hochschule fรผr Angewandte Wissenschaften

Looking for people interested in pursuing a #PhD in #healthliteracy and adolescent #health @ Swiss ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

@academic-chatter.bsky.social
@whocc-hl.bsky.social
@eupha-hls.bsky.social

www.zhaw.ch/de/jobs/offe...

14.01.2025 09:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Using Health Information Resources for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM Bayern): Registry-Based Cohort Study Background: Dementia is a growing global health challenge with significant economic and social implications. Under-diagnosis of dementia is prevalent due to a lack of knowledge and understanding among the general population. Enhancing dementia literacyโ€ฆ

JMIR Formative Res: Using Health Information Resources for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM Bayern): Registry-Based Cohort Study #DementiaAwareness #CognitiveHealth #HealthLiteracy #MentalHealth #DementiaCare

15.01.2025 23:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is health literacy and why is it important? This blog article by Carrie Mesrobian provides a fine overview #healthliteracy

www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/heal...

02.01.2025 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Sydney Health Literacy Lab is coming to Bluesky soon! This is about half of us, working across a huge range of health topics. We're passionate about #healthcommunication that meets #healthliteracy needs to improve equity, using behavioural & social science methods with a codesign approach.

13.12.2024 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Photo of Sydney Health Literacy Lab research group

Photo of Sydney Health Literacy Lab research group

Hi Bluesky!

We're a research group at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health. ๐Ÿ›Ÿ

We research #healthliteracy & #healthcommunication using behavioural & social science methods.

Follow us for the latest updates on all the exciting projects we're working on!

13.12.2024 07:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The influence of family health on self-efficacy in patients with chronic diseases: the mediating role of perceived social support and the moderating role of health literacy - BMC Public Health Background Chronic diseases are a global health challenge, and therefore, more attention should be paid to improving self-efficacy in people with chronic diseases. This study examined the relationship...

#Healthliteracy plays a critical role in health outcomes for #ChronicIllness. How does a family's overall health and social support factor also into this equation? New research
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #Healthdisparities #CaseManagement #PublicHealth @academicsky.org

13.12.2024 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Chunk and check Chunk and check can be used alongside tools such as teach back to assist in promoting understanding. When we speak to patients and clients there is often a lot of information to be discussed and we ma...

Breaking information into manageable chunks & checking understanding has never been more important.

The health literacy website has more buff.ly/3E4UpBW #healthliteracy

16.12.2024 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Behind the scene in todayโ€™s Skills4HealthLiteracy webinar - some of us in the small studio and others online.
#healthliteracy

16.12.2024 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to announce the winner of the Ilona Kickbusch Award 2024 for best paper @healthpromint.bsky.social by an Early Career Researcher.

Congratulations @ambervandenakker.bsky.social for

Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK.

academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

17.12.2024 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hi @kristinesorensen.bsky.social we are #blueskiers now. Look forward to read lot from you on #healthliteracy.

27.11.2024 23:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vorstand - Deutsches Netzwerk Gesundheitskompetenz DNGK

dngk.de/vorstand/
Das #DNGK @dngk.bsky.social hat gewรคhlt. Dem neuen Vorstand ( jetzt mit @orkanokan.bsky.social ) viel Erfolg!

21.11.2024 12:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#EPH2024 JoinTheNetwork Session for the @eupha-hls.bsky.social

@orkanokan.bsky.social
Catherine Jenkins

14.11.2024 14:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fantastic @eupha-hls.bsky.social meeting at #EPH this afternoon @eupha.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ @orkanokan.bsky.social - President of new EUPHA section! Looking forward to contributing to section and finding supports ๐Ÿ™

14.11.2024 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The betting industry runs most of its ads after 7pm โ€” the time when most children are tuning in Gambling advertisements could be broadcast during TV programs that are popular with children, prompting concerns that the federal government's plans to restrict the ads won't go far enough to protect ...

Excellent analysis from Steve Cannane showing that gambling ads could still be broadcast during some of the TV programs most popular with children, despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's claim that he wants proposed new reforms to protect minors.

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

15.11.2024 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#EPHC2024 #publichealth @eupha-hls.bsky.social @eupha.bsky.social

11.11.2024 11:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Insights into the Belgian gambling advertising ban: the need for a comprehensive public policy approach Despite strong lobbying efforts from the gambling, media and sports industries, the Belgian federal government issued a Royal Decree in July 2023 that bans

โ€œThe common industry argument that a total or partial ban on gambling advertising would drive customers to unregulated, illegal and thus unsafe gambling markets is not supported by scientific evidence.โ€

New Editorial about Belgian ad ban @healthpromint.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

31.08.2024 21:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@orkanokan.bsky.social and Kristine Sรธrensen kicking off the first in-person #IHLASUMMIT2024 on #healthliteracy

20.09.2024 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Purple background with small screenshots from our "Introduction to "Algorithms" lesson throughout including: Host Mia Sato looking confused with icon bubbles surrounding her; character "Algo" looking at a whiteboard; and indiscernible headlines about generative AI

Purple background with small screenshots from our "Introduction to "Algorithms" lesson throughout including: Host Mia Sato looking confused with icon bubbles surrounding her; character "Algo" looking at a whiteboard; and indiscernible headlines about generative AI

"Remember, these algorithms are learning from a lot of information on the internet, including text from unreliable or downright problematic sources." - Mia Sato on #GenerativeAI, an important chapter in our revamped "Intro to Algorithms" lesson

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพ Dive in today: bit.ly/AlgorithmsLe...

#EduSky

16.08.2024 15:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Northwest Territories government awareness campaign poster stating things you should not leave unattended; Raven and garbage bag, zombie, the loss of raptor, campfire.

Northwest Territories government awareness campaign poster stating things you should not leave unattended; Raven and garbage bag, zombie, the loss of raptor, campfire.

This is good but if you are really lucky, you may catch the public health advertising! ๐Ÿ˜ณ

15.08.2024 05:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you think wearing an n95 in public is hard, consider how much harder itโ€™ll be for you to cope with immune dysregulation, new health problems, and/or disability, all of which will make it even more important for you to mask in public in the future.

Protect yourself, your family, your community.

13.08.2024 23:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 143 ๐Ÿ” 81 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a publi...

The World Health Organization has declared that mpox is a public health emergency of international concern

14.08.2024 19:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 80 ๐Ÿ” 41 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Das verstehe ich nicht. Dachte eigentlich, es geht um den Umgang mit Informationen, um die informierte Entscheidungsfindung zu unterstรผtzen. Gerne lese ich mir Ihre Quellen durch.

20.05.2024 10:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bei GK geht es in erster Linie um den Umgang mit Informationen zur Gesundheit. Menschen sollen in die Lage versetzt werden, ihre Entscheidungen auf der besten mรถglichen Evidenz zu treffen.

16.05.2024 10:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/gesundheitsk...

26.02.2024 13:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Graphic promoting NLP's webinar. 
Header: When science and health misinformation go viral:
How to help students find facts
FREE WEBINAR
REGISTER NOW! 
edWeb.net News Literacy Project checkology

Graphic promoting NLP's webinar. Header: When science and health misinformation go viral: How to help students find facts FREE WEBINAR REGISTER NOW! edWeb.net News Literacy Project checkology

๐Ÿ“ข Educators: It's not too late to sign up for today's 5pm ET webinar: bit.ly/ScienceHealt...

Learn about communities historically harmed by science & health misinformation, & explore steps you can take to help students avoid falsehoods & build confidence in making fact-based decisions.

13.02.2024 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DER NIEDERGANG DER GRAND OLD PARTY
Wie konnten die Republikaner, einst die Partei der Sklavenbefreiung, zu einer Partei werden, die eine autoritรคre und rassistische Politik vertritt und eine Gefahr fรผr alle darstellt, die keine WeiรŸen, rechtskonservativen Christen sind?
ยซDie Brandstifterยป zeigt, wie rechte Akteure die Partei gezielt unterwandert und nach und nach die Grenzen des Sagbaren verschoben haben. Ein Prozess, der seinen Schatten auch auf Europa wirft. Die Grand Old Party ist zu einer Bedrohung fรผr die amerikanische Demokratie geworden - mit potenziell dramatischen Folgen fรผr den Rest der Welt.
ยซMit groรŸer Sachkenntnis zeigt Annika Brockschmidt, wie die Republikanische Partei im 21. Jahrhundert von jenem extremistischen Tiger gefressen wurde, den zu reiten sie 50 Jahre lang versucht hatte.ยป
Adrian Daub, Stanford University

DER NIEDERGANG DER GRAND OLD PARTY Wie konnten die Republikaner, einst die Partei der Sklavenbefreiung, zu einer Partei werden, die eine autoritรคre und rassistische Politik vertritt und eine Gefahr fรผr alle darstellt, die keine WeiรŸen, rechtskonservativen Christen sind? ยซDie Brandstifterยป zeigt, wie rechte Akteure die Partei gezielt unterwandert und nach und nach die Grenzen des Sagbaren verschoben haben. Ein Prozess, der seinen Schatten auch auf Europa wirft. Die Grand Old Party ist zu einer Bedrohung fรผr die amerikanische Demokratie geworden - mit potenziell dramatischen Folgen fรผr den Rest der Welt. ยซMit groรŸer Sachkenntnis zeigt Annika Brockschmidt, wie die Republikanische Partei im 21. Jahrhundert von jenem extremistischen Tiger gefressen wurde, den zu reiten sie 50 Jahre lang versucht hatte.ยป Adrian Daub, Stanford University

โ€žMit groรŸer Sachkenntnis zeigt Annika Brockschmidt wie die Republikanische Partei im 21. Jahrhundert von jenem extremistischen Tiger gefressen wurde, den zu reiten sie 50 Jahre lang versucht hatteยป - @adriandaub.bsky.social รผber #DieBrandstifter
www.rowohlt.de/buch/annika-...

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