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Critical Health Literacy: Shifting Textual-Social Practices in the Health Classroom
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Renwick, Kerry – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2014
This paper will consider ways in which students are constructed as aliens in health classrooms. Creating the classroom as a setting for health promotion requires closer attention to those who make use of such space. If classrooms are places where diversity exists and is recognised, then health educators are challenged to consider how students are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Materials, Information Literacy, Praxis
Health Literacy and the Australian Curriculum for Health and Physical Education: A Marriage of Convenience or a Process of Empowerment?
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Alfrey, Laura; Brown, Trent D. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2013
The concept of "health literacy" is becoming increasingly prominent internationally, and it has been identified as one of the five key propositions that underpin the forthcoming Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (ACHPE). The ACHPE is one of few national curricula to explicitly refer to health literacy, identifying it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Health Materials, Curriculum Design
After the Whistle: Issues Impacting on the Health and Wellbeing of Polynesian Players off the Field
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Rodriguez, Lena; McDonald, Brent – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2013
In Australia and New Zealand recognition of Polynesians is almost exclusively defined by their physicality. Sought after for size and strength on the sporting field, excellence in sport is arguably regarded as a life goal in itself. This paper will examine how this situation arose and the implications for Polynesians living in Australia. For a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders, Athletics
Enacting Critical Health Literacy in the Australian Secondary School Curriculum: The Possibilities Posed by e-Health
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McCuaig, Louise; Carroll, Kristie; Macdonald, Doune – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2014
The teaching of health literacy in school-based health education (SBHE) is of international interest, yet there is less ready access to how conceptions of health literacy can be operationalised in school programmes. More specifically, while articulated in curriculum documents such as the incoming Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Health Materials, Secondary School Curriculum
Health Literacies: Pedagogies and Understandings of Bodies
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Wrench, Alison; Garrett, Robyne – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2014
The development of health literacies, in relation to health, well-being, safety and physical activity, is a key pillar of the "Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education". Implications, therefore, arise for teachers of health and physical education (HPE) and their pedagogical practices. These practices of HPE inform ways of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Materials, Information Literacy, Teaching Methods
A Salutogenic, Strengths-Based Approach as a Theory to Guide HPE Curriculum Change
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McCuaig, Louise; Quennerstedt, Mikael; Macdonald, Doune – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2013
The draft Australian Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2012c) takes a strengths-based approach that emphasizes questions such as "What keeps me healthy and active?" rather than "What risks, diseases and behaviours should I learn to avoid?". This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Information Literacy, Health Materials
What Influences the Uptake of Information to Prevent Skin Cancer? A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Research
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Garside, Ruth; Pearson, Mark; Moxham, Tiffany – Health Education Research, 2010
Skin cancer is an increasing problem in Europe, America and Australasia, although largely preventable by avoiding excessive ultraviolet (UV) exposure. This paper presents the findings of a systematic review of qualitative research about the prevention of skin cancer attributable to UV exposure. The aim is to understand elements that may contribute…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cues, Health Education, Self Efficacy
Developing a Cardiac Rehabilitation Education Resource for Rural Health Workers in Queensland: Reviewing the Process and Outcomes.
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Parker, Elizabeth; O'Connor-Fleming, M.; Tooth, L.; Humphries, R. J. – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2002
A resource manual on cardiac rehabilitation education was developed for health workers providing patient education in rural and remote Queensland (Australia). A process evaluation of the manual received feedback from 5 key informants and 31 rural health care workers following a 3-month trial. Overall, feedback was positive. Recommended content…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Health Materials
Highlighting Health: A Discussion of Health Practices and Accreditation. Accreditation and Beyond Series, Volume I.
Bell, Claire – 1995
Research indicates children in group care have increased risk of infectious illnesses compared to those cared for at home. The health practices of child care center staff, children, and parents will influence the incidence of illness. The issues discussed in the book relate to some of the indicators of selected health accreditation principles in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Child Health, Communicable Diseases