Health literacy and oral health: the role of schoolteachers as health promoters

Luís Soares Luís; Victor Assunção; Henrique Luís

doi:10.5114/hpc.2021.108377

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Health Problems of Civilization Physical activity: diseases and issues recognized by the WHO

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Health literacy and oral health: the role of schoolteachers as health promoters

Luís Soares Luís

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Victor Assunção

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Henrique Luís

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Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Health Prob Civil. 2021; 15(4): 251-252

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2021.108377

Online publish date: 2021/08/23

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The recognition of literacy’s relevance led the UN to declare in 2002 the “United Nations Decade for Literacy”. The UN Secretary-General's message, on September 8th, 2012, at the International Literacy Day celebrations, refers that “[l]iteracy provides tools for men and women to better understand the world and shape it to meet their aspirations. It is a source of individual dignity and a motor for the healthy development of society”, adding that “a literate world is a more peaceful world, and a more harmonious and healthier world” [1].

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Health literacy and oral health: the role of schoolteachers as health promoters

Luís Soares Luís 1, 2 , Victor Assunção 2, 3 , Henrique Luís 2, 3

health literacy, oral health, health promotion, schoolteachers

Luís Soares Luís

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Victor Assunção

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Henrique Luís

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