Critical health literacy in pandemics: the special case of COVID-19.

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
33351138
Description
In the current COVID-19 pandemic the active participation of the public is of central importance, however, certain factors found in this new pandemic disease complicates the participation. Addressing these complications needs public health and health promotion experts to understand the role of critical health literacy in a pandemic. We present the case for a definition of critical health literacy in a pandemic, CHL-P. We suggest that CHL-P can help professionals to support individuals and communities as agents for effectively dealing with the unique features of this pandemic.
Date of Publication
2021-10-13
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
600 - Technology::610 - Medicine & health
300 - Social sciences, sociology & anthropology::360 - Social problems & social services
Keyword(s)
citizen participation complexity of decision making uncertainty of knowledge urgency of action
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
McQueen, David
Additional Credits
Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM)
Series
Health promotion international
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
0957-4824
Access(Rights)
open.access
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