Sandra Vamos
Biographic Data
| ID | 7900224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Vamos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Vamos |
| SIGNATURE | VAMOS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Michigan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3049-506X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Health Literacy and Food Literacy for K‐12 Schools in the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
BACKGROUND: Food literacy, a sub-area of health literacy, is achieving attention in schools, academia, research, health care, businesses, and governments worldwide. Against the current COVID-19 pandemic backdrop, the relevance of food literacy's interconnected attributes such as nutritional knowledge, food skills, and food environment is gaining traction. Enhancing health and food literacy in the K-12 school environment are important empowerment …
Rebranding School Health
BACKGROUND: The relationship between health and learning generally goes without question in developed countries, and has a philosophic, economic, and statutory basis. Historically, school health and school health education have evolved in response to addressing the public health needs of the times. Health literacy skills are more important now than ever. Living in an ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic reminds us of the vital role of being in contro…
What's in a Name? Re ‐Branding and Re ‐Framing School Health Education to School Boards and Legislators as Education for Health Literacy —A Commentary
BACKGROUND: Branding involves "labeling" (for identification) and "meaning" (for understanding) to a product, service, person, idea, or other entity. We are familiar with "brands" of soft drinks, automobiles, mobile phones, soups, cigarettes, and sports teams, and some brands have greater "market share" than others. METHODS: In this commentary, we review some of the ways that school health has been branded over the past 50+ years. RESULTS: The br…
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health Literacy Research Around the World
As we write our editorial for a health literacy special issue in the midst of the international COVID-19 crisis, we take this opportunity to highlight the importance of individual, community, and population health literacy. We are not only in a “pandemic” but also an “infodemic”. Health literacy is more important than ever in the face of these global health threats, which have impacted outcomes across the levels of the socio-ecological model (SEM…
Effects of a Health Education Course on Pre‐Service Teachers' Perceived Knowledge, Skills, Preparedness, and Beliefs in Teaching Health Education
BACKGROUND In this study, we explore how a health education course may play a role in pre‐service teachers' perceptions in teaching and integrating health education activities to nurture K‐8 students' health literacy. METHODS We used mixed methods to examine the effect of a health education course in a teacher education program. Of 55 pre‐service teachers, 41voluntarily participated in the study. Quantitative data were obtained through an online …
A Conceptual Model Map on Health and Nutrition Behavior (CMMHB/NB)
The Conceptual Model Map (CMM) presented here is intended to show the connections between different theories and constructs in the field of health and nutrition behavior (including literacy models, the knowledge-attitude(s)-practice(s) survey structure (KAP), behavior change theories, and Maslow's pyramid of needs). The CMM can be used as a map to locate existing and future studies, to show their range of effect as well as their limitations. In t…
Making a Case for “Education for Health Literacy”
In many countries, health literacy research, practice, and policy have been moving away from a focus only on medical care and health-care settings to a much broader conceptualization. In this broader perspective, health literacy can be obtained and used across many other settings (e.g., school, home, workplaces, government) towards achieving health and wellness goals across the life-course for individuals, families, and communities. The education…
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health Literacy Research Around the World
As we write our editorial for a health literacy special issue in the midst of the international COVID-19 crisis, we take this opportunity to highlight the importance of individual, community, and population health literacy. We are not only in a “pandemic” but also an “infodemic”. Health literacy is more important than ever in the face of these global health threats, which have impacted outcomes across the levels of the socio-ecological model (SEM…
Effects of a Health Education Course on Pre‐Service Teachers' Perceived Knowledge, Skills, Preparedness, and Beliefs in Teaching Health Education
BACKGROUND In this study, we explore how a health education course may play a role in pre‐service teachers' perceptions in teaching and integrating health education activities to nurture K‐8 students' health literacy. METHODS We used mixed methods to examine the effect of a health education course in a teacher education program. Of 55 pre‐service teachers, 41voluntarily participated in the study. Quantitative data were obtained through an online …
A Conceptual Model Map on Health and Nutrition Behavior (CMMHB/NB)
The Conceptual Model Map (CMM) presented here is intended to show the connections between different theories and constructs in the field of health and nutrition behavior (including literacy models, the knowledge-attitude(s)-practice(s) survey structure (KAP), behavior change theories, and Maslow's pyramid of needs). The CMM can be used as a map to locate existing and future studies, to show their range of effect as well as their limitations. In t…
Making a Case for “Education for Health Literacy”
In many countries, health literacy research, practice, and policy have been moving away from a focus only on medical care and health-care settings to a much broader conceptualization. In this broader perspective, health literacy can be obtained and used across many other settings (e.g., school, home, workplaces, government) towards achieving health and wellness goals across the life-course for individuals, families, and communities. The education…
Health Literacy and Food Literacy for K‐12 Schools in the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
BACKGROUND: Food literacy, a sub-area of health literacy, is achieving attention in schools, academia, research, health care, businesses, and governments worldwide. Against the current COVID-19 pandemic backdrop, the relevance of food literacy's interconnected attributes such as nutritional knowledge, food skills, and food environment is gaining traction. Enhancing health and food literacy in the K-12 school environment are important empowerment …
Rebranding School Health
BACKGROUND: The relationship between health and learning generally goes without question in developed countries, and has a philosophic, economic, and statutory basis. Historically, school health and school health education have evolved in response to addressing the public health needs of the times. Health literacy skills are more important now than ever. Living in an ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic reminds us of the vital role of being in contro…
What's in a Name? Re ‐Branding and Re ‐Framing School Health Education to School Boards and Legislators as Education for Health Literacy —A Commentary
BACKGROUND: Branding involves "labeling" (for identification) and "meaning" (for understanding) to a product, service, person, idea, or other entity. We are familiar with "brands" of soft drinks, automobiles, mobile phones, soups, cigarettes, and sports teams, and some brands have greater "market share" than others. METHODS: In this commentary, we review some of the ways that school health has been branded over the past 50+ years. RESULTS: The br…
Health education (5 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Health literacy (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works)