Promoting health equity through health literacy interventions in educational institutions: a scoping review
Abstract
Background: Disparities in health outcomes have been associated with inequitable access to health literacy and services. Additionally, reduced health literacy may lead to an unhealthy lifestyle, causing a decrease in quality of life and social inequities. Advancing health literacy is vital in educational organizations to curb gaps in social inequities. Adapting strategies to promote health literacy is essential for advancing equitable and effective educational organizations. Therefore, policies and interventions should aim to address any barriers that threaten inequities in the educational organization.
Objective: This scoping review aims to explore how advancing health literacy strategies within the school organization can promote health equity.
Methods: A scoping review of current literature was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's framework and reported using the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews). Articles were identified using ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), PUBMED (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and ProQuest Education Database. Included articles were restricted to the English language and the last twelve years to capture the most recent literature.
Results: Thirty-seven interventions to advance health literacy in educational settings were…
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