Health Literacy in Context— Settings, Media, and Populations Edited by Don Nutbeam, Diane Levin-Zamir and Gill Rowlands Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Health Literacy in Context—Settings, Media, and Populations Health Literacy in Context—Settings, Media, and Populations Special Issue Editors Don Nutbeam Diane Levin-Zamir Gill Rowlands MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade Special Issue Editors Don Nutbeam Diane Levin-Zamir Gill Rowlands University of Sydney University of Haifa School of Public Health Newcastle University Australia Israel UK Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) from 2017 to 2018 (available at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special issues/health-literacy) For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated on the article page online and as indicated below: LastName, A.A.; LastName, B.B.; LastName, C.C. 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Contents About the Special Issue Editors ..................................... ix Don Nutbeam, Diane Levin-Zamir and Gill Rowlands Health Literacy in Context Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 2657, doi:10.3390/ijerph15122657 ........................................ 1 Jany Rademakers and Monique Heijmans Beyond Reading and Understanding: Health Literacy as the Capacity to Act Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1676, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081676 ........................................ 4 Bas Geboers, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Jaap A. R. Koot and Andrea F. de Winter Moving towards a Comprehensive Approach for Health Literacy Interventions: The Development of a Health Literacy Intervention Model Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1268, doi:10.3390/ijerph15061268 ........................................ 16 Chiara Lorini, Francesca Ierardi, Letizia Bachini, Martina Donzellini, Fabrizio Gemmi and Guglielmo Bonaccorsi The Antecedents and Consequences of Health Literacy in an Ecological Perspective: Results from an Experimental Analysis Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 798, doi:10.3390/ijerph15040798 ........................................ 27 Emee Vida Estacio, Mike Oliver, Beth Downing, Judy Kurth and Joanne Protheroe Effective Partnership in Community-Based Health Promotion: Lessons from the Health Literacy Partnership Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017, 14, 1550, doi:10.3390/ijerph14121550 ........................................ 41 Diane Levin-Zamir and Isabella Bertschi Media Health Literacy, eHealth Literacy, and the Role of the Social Environment in Context Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1643, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081643 ........................................ 49 Anita Trezona, Gill Rowlands and Don Nutbeam Progress in Implementing National Policies and Strategies for Health Literacy—What Have We Learned so Far? Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1554, doi:10.3390/ijerph15071554 ........................................ 61 Gill Rowlands, David Whitney and Graham Moon Developing and Applying Geographical Synthetic Estimates of Health Literacy in GP Clinical Systems Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1709, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081709 ........................................ 78 v Jonathan O’Hara, Crystal McPhee, Sarity Dodson, Annie Cooper, Carol Wildey, Melanie Hawkins, Alexandra Fulton, Vicki Pridmore, Victoria Cuevas, Mathew Scanlon, Patricia M. Livingston, Richard H. Osborne and Alison Beauchamp Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening among Diverse Cultural Groups in Melbourne, Australia Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1677, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081677 ........................................ 86 Verna B. McKenna, Jane Sixsmith and Margaret M. Barry A Qualitative Study of the Development of Health Literacy Capacities of Participants Attending a Community-Based Cardiovascular Health Programme Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1157, doi:10.3390/ijerph15061157 ........................................ 99 Linda Stein, Maud Bergdahl, Kjell Sverre Pettersen and Jan Bergdahl Effects of the Conceptual Model of Health Literacy as a Risk: A Randomised Controlled Trial in a Clinical Dental Context Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1630, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081630 ........................................118 Lu´ısa Campos, Pedro Dias, Ana Duarte, Elisa Veiga, Cl´audia Camila Dias and Filipa Palha Is It Possible to “Find Space for Mental Health” in Young People? Effectiveness of a School-Based Mental Health Literacy Promotion Program Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1426, doi:10.3390/ijerph15071426 ........................................129 Claudia K¨onig, Mette V. Skriver, Kim M. Iburg and Gillian Rowlands Understanding Educational and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Alcohol Use among Adolescents in Denmark; Implications for Health Literacy Interventions Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1671, doi:10.3390/ijerph15081671 ........................................141 Suzanne D. Thomas, Sandra C. Mobley, Jodi L. Hudgins, Donald E. Sutherland, Sandra B. Inglett and Brittany L. Ange Conditions and Dynamics That Impact Maternal Health Literacy among High Risk Prenatal-Interconceptional Women Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1383, doi:10.3390/ijerph15071383 ........................................153 Stana Ubavi´c, Nataˇsa Bogavac-Stanojevi´c, Aleksandra Jovi´c-Vraneˇs and Duˇsanka Krajnovi´c Understanding of Information about Medicines Use among Parents of Pre-School Children in Serbia: Parental Pharmacotherapy Literacy Questionnaire (PTHL-SR) Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 977, doi:10.3390/ijerph15050977 ........................................169 Don Nutbeam, Diane Levin-Zamir and Gill Rowlands Do Low Income Youth of Color See “The Bigger Picture” When Discussing Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Public Health Literacy Campaign Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 840, doi:10.3390/ijerph15050840 ........................................182 vi Maricel G. Santos, Anu L. Gorukanti, Lina M. Jurkunas and Margaret A. Handley The Health Literacy of U.S. Immigrant Adolescents: A Neglected Research Priority in a Changing World Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 2108, doi:10.3390/ijerph15102108 ........................................196 Angela Chang and Peter J. Schulz The Measurements and an Elaborated Understanding of Chinese eHealth Literacy (C-eHEALS) in Chronic Patients in China Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1553, doi:10.3390/ijerph15071553 ........................................214 Pedro Dias, Lu´ısa Campos, Helena Almeida and Filipa Palha Mental Health Literacy in Young Adults: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire Reprinted from: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 1318, doi:10.3390/ijerph15071318 ........................................226 vii About the Special Issue Editors Don Nutbeam is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney, and Principal Senior Advisor at the Sax Institute. His career has spanned positions in universities, government, health services and international organisations including WHO and the World Bank. He is a public health scientist with research interests in the social and behavioural determinants of health, and in the development and evaluation of public health interventions. Diane Levin-Zamir, Associate Professor of Public Health and National Director of Health Education and Promotion, Clalit Health Services, Israel. She specializes in health promotion practice, policy and research with particular interest in community primary care, children, adolescents and elderly, people with chronic conditions, hospital and media settings, media/digital health literacy, measuring health literacy on the population level, immigrants and cultural appropriateness. She