A social ecological conceptual framework for understanding adolescent health literacy in the health education classroom

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 350-362

  Higgins, Joan Wharf ^a   Begoray, Deborah ^a   MacDonald, Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Health education; Health literacy; Social ecological framework

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 71149113864     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9270-8     Document Type: Article

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