The role of health and biology literacy in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fotou, Nikolaos and Constantinou, Marina (2020) The role of health and biology literacy in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. ASE International, 11 . pp. 29-33. ISSN 2515-110X

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Abstract

The world is currently living through an unsettling and strange time as it is subjected to the COVID-19 pandemic; a new infectious disease for which, at the time of writing, there is neither vaccine nor cure available. This article discusses the need to promote biology and health literacy from childhood to elderhood to address the challenges related to COVID-19. Such a literacy would imply the achievement of a level of knowledge and development of skills that, when applied, would help in decision making and enable the individual to take actions that would improve both their personal and public health.

Keywords:Health Literacy, Biology Literacy, COVID-19 Pandemic
Subjects:X Education > X370 Academic studies in Education (across phases)
X Education > X390 Academic studies in Education not elsewhere classified
X Education > X990 Education not elsewhere classified
X Education > X900 Others in Education
Divisions:College of Social Science > School of Education
ID Code:43464
Deposited On:21 Jan 2021 11:30

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