Essays about: "health literacy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 55 essays containing the words health literacy.

1. 16. beEmpathy DESIGNING WITH AND FOR EMPATHY

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK-Valand - Högskolan för konst och design

   Author : Judith Sievers; [2021-06-04]
   Keywords : Empathy; Emotional literacy; Intercultural competence; ; Children; Education; Emphatic Design; Inclusive Design;

   Abstract : In my Master thesis, I explore how design can mediate empathy among school children in order to foster creativity, intercultural competence, and complex identities. I focus on the psychology of empathy and on design-informed ways of establishing it. READ MORE

3. 17. Lost in Translation? : How health literacy impacts refugees in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Elsa Bjursén; [2021]
   Keywords : Health literacy; refugees; education; covid-19; coronavirus; pandemic; communication; information campaigns; Sweden;

   Abstract : The covid-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of lost lives, hundreds of millions ill, and an unwelcome interruption in our lives and in the world order. During the pandemic, we have been fed with massive amounts of information and regulations on how to act to reduce the spread of the virus. READ MORE

4. 18. Migrants’ opinions about COVID-19 information in Region Uppsala -  A quantitative study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

   Author : Sagal Roble; [2021]
   Keywords : covid-19; migrants; opinions; health literacy;

   Abstract : Background: Migration adds particular dimensions to social determinants of health, as being a migrant can make a person more vulnerable to negative health effects. Like in other crises, migrants are vulnerable to both direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19. READ MORE

5. 19. Boys Will Be Boys? A Study of the Menstrual Health Literacy amongst Adolescent Boys and the Human Right to Education in the Township of Langa, South Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maja Shapiro; [2021]
   Keywords : gender and development; menstrual health; critical menstrual studies; education; the human rights; adolescent boys; south africa;

   Abstract : The study was conducted throughout November 2021 in the township of Langa, in the Western Province of Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the study is to explore the menstrual health literacy of adolescent boys through collecting data capturing knowledge, experiences and attitudes. READ MORE

6. 20. Implementation of m-Health for Asthma Management in India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Chandrasekhar Somineni; Srinivas Adanoor Bhaskar; [2021]
   Keywords : mHealth; mobile health; implementation; intervention; drivers; barriers; factors and asthma;

   Abstract : Mobile Health (mHealth) in evidence-based patient care is a fast-growing technology that is yet to be adapted in the healthcare setting for managing asthma. This research thesis aims to understand the determinant factors that can be recognized as drivers and barriers for mHealth implementation for asthma. READ MORE