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    What is the evidence on existing policies and linked activities and their effectiveness for improving health literacy at national, regional and organizational levels in the WHO European Region?

    Rowlands, G; Russell, S; O'Donnell, A; Kaner, E; Trezona, A; Rademakers, J; Nutbeam, D.
    Health literacy is gaining increasing attention as a means of promoting health. This evidence synthesis describes health literacy policies in the WHO European Region: their distribution, organizational levels, antecedents, actors, activities and outcomes, along with the factors influencing their effectiv...
    Health Literacy/methods, Patient Education as Topic/organization & administration, Consumer Health Information/organization & administration, Health Education/organization & administration, Health Promotion, Europe
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    What is the evidence on school health promotion in improving health or preventing disease and, specifically, what is the effectiveness of the health promoting schools approach?

    World Health Organization.
    School health promotion, based on a wide range of research and practice, has evolved over the course of the last 50 years, alongside health promotion in other settings. During the 1990s, WHO, working jointly with the European Commission and the Council of Europe, developed the health promoting schools in...
    Health Promotion/organization & administration, Health Education/organization & administration, Program Evaluation/trends, Meta-Analysis, Europe
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    What are the main factors that influence the implementation of disease prevention and health promotion programmes in children and adolescents?

    World Health Organization.
    Many disease prevention and health promotion programmes are directed at the health of children and young people because they can prevent both immediate problems (mortality and morbidity) and long-term problems. However, even where there is evidence to support such public health interventions, implementat...
    Health Promotion/organization & administration, Health Education/organization & administration, Primary Prevention/education, Health Services Administration, Socioeconomic Factors, Europe
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