HELSEF4407 – Health Literacy
Course content
What is health literacy? How has it evolved and how do we understand the concept today? What are the concept`s scientific, theoretical and ideological underpinnings? What is the relevance of health literacy (micro-macro levels)? How can health literacy be researched? How can health literacy be supported through interventions? How does health literacy connect to knowledge translation? What is the role and potential significance of health literacy in global health policy and in promoting health equity? The course will focus on these questions based on current research and theory in the field.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
You will be able to
- understand and critically reflect on health literacy as a concept and its relevance for health services in a broad perspective and in different contexts
- understand and critically reflect on how health literacy can be researched and practised in a health services perspective
Skills
You will be able to
- critically analyze and discuss the concept of health literacy and its relevance
- describe and discuss how health literacy can be researched
- give examples and discuss possible interventions to promote and support health literacy in different contexts and on different health services levels
General competence
You will be able to
- integrate and evaluate health literacy in research, and communicate and discuss academic issues related to health literacy in practice and research