Considering Children and Health Literacy: A Theoretical Approach

The theoretical approaches of Paulo Freire, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky frame the consideration of children and health literacy. This article includes a general discussion of literacy from the Freirian perspective. A definition of health literacy is then presented; first, the established meaning i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-11, Vol.124 (Supplement), p.S282-S288
1. Verfasser:	Borzekowski, Dina L.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Awareness Child Child Development Child, Preschool Children & youth Chronic Disease - prevention & control Cognition Comprehension Educational Status Female Freire, Paulo (1921-1997) Health Education Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Promotion Health Status Disparities Healthy People Programs Humans Infant Literacy Male Models, Educational Patient Education as Topic Patient Participation Pediatrics Piaget, Jean (1896-1980) Power (Psychology) Theory Thinking United States Vygotsky, Lev
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Zusammenfassung:	The theoretical approaches of Paulo Freire, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky frame the consideration of children and health literacy. This article includes a general discussion of literacy from the Freirian perspective. A definition of health literacy is then presented; first, the established meaning is introduced, but then a Freirian extension is proposed. Next, the theories of cognitive development by Piaget and Vygotsky are discussed, and examples related to children's health literacy are given. Finally, there is a discussion of why it is important to encourage and enable health literacy among children and adolescents.
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2009-1162D