Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Organizational Health Literacy
Specific context:
Arthritis, Organizational Health Literacy
Cost:
Free
Psychometrics
Number of items:
48
Language of validated version:
German
Main article reference
Kirchhoff, S., Dadaczynski, K., Pelikan, J. M., Zelinka-Roitner, I., Dietscher, C., Bittlingmayer, U. H., & Okan, O. (2022). Organizational Health Literacy in Schools: Concept Development for Health-Literate Schools. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(14), 8795. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148795
Link to articleCorresponding author
Sandra Kirchhoff
Description
Self-assessment questionnaires for schools to measure their organizational health literacy, and identify gaps and starting points for change. Developed as part of the HeLit-Schools Concept.
Year Measure first Published: 2022
Additional Articles:
About This Measure
About the Validation of this Measure
Additional Notes:
Comprised of eight standards: (1) Include health literacy in the school's mission statement, (2) Health literacy as part of school development, (3) Promote and enhance health literacy in daily school life, (4) Health literacy of students, (5) Health-literate school staff, (6) Health-literate communication at school, (7) Enhance health literacy in the school environment, (8) Networking and cooperation. Each standard has 6 associated indicators, with the answer options of Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, or N/A. Below is an article about the development of the HeLit-Schools concept, which inspired the development of this survey.
