The network
What it is about
Global Research
We conduct cross-national research on health literacy and related public health topics in various population groups and settings.
Global Community
We are an open and participatory network of health literacy researchers who collabroate and share closely across borders.
Global Action
Based on our research findings, we want to contribute to public health policy and practice for the benefit of people and society.
What we do
Our research
activities
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COVID Survivor Study
Resilience after crises
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge burden for individuals, societies, and systems. Health and associated factors among people recovered from COVID-19 infection are important to be investigated. We therefor aim to explore the status, associations, and interactions between health literacy (HL), digital healthy diet literacy (DDL), resilience, health-related behaviors, physical and psychological health, and quality of life.
COVID-HL School Principal Survey
Leading Schools in Times of Crises
The COVID-19 pandemic had far reaching concequences for the educational system worldwide and increased challenges and work tasks of school and educational professionals. This survey focsued on school leaders, which have long been neglected in school health research.
COVID-HL University Survey
Digital Health literacy in Times of Infodemic
Given the limited evidence on health literacy of university students, the network conducted a global study between 2020 and 2022 focusing on digital health literacy and information-seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our publications
Findings from the network
The results of our studies are systematically communicated to stimulate discussion at a scientific, policy and practical level.
Effects of Gender and Age Interaction on Sense of Coherence and Subjective Well-Being of Senior High School Students in Northern Ghana
University survey
Education Science
2024
Associations between Polish school principals’ health literacy and implementation of the Health Promoting School approach during the COVID-19 pandemic
School survey
PLoS ONE
2024
Do demographic and socio-economic factors predict Sense of Coherence among university students?
University survey
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2023
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CEO
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CEO
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Max Mustermann
CEO
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Max Mustermann
CEO
The health literacy movement is on the rise and it is wonderful to see how health literacy research around the world is making a difference in the way we design people-centered health and social services.
Kristine Sørensen
Founder, Global Health Literacy Academy
The GLOBHL network provides an important point of connection for researchers looking to build partnerships, access expertise and collaborate with colleagues from across the world. Health literacy researchers at all stages in their career draw benefit from the breath and depht of the network and are better connected to like-minded scholars who are committed to seeing their work have impact on public policy and frontline practice across the different sectors engaged in health communicatios.
Don Nutbeam
Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
Working on Health Literacy is a strategic opportunity to respond to the future public health needs in terms of protecting and promoting health and preventing disease. In Portugal the focus is on turning words into action and creating ecosystems that transform science into knowledge and knowledge into behavior.
Miguel Telo de Arriaga
Head of the Division of Literacy, Health and Well-being of the Directorate-General of Health Portugal
Health literacy prevents the public from diseases, protects patients from suffering, improves the effectiveness of healthcare services, and ensures the professional satisfaction of the health care professionals.
Professor Peter Chang
Honorary president, Asian Health Literacy Association
Education and learning are at the very core of what makes ‘health for all’ possible. Improving health literacy in populations provides the foundation on which citizens are enabled to play an active role in improving their own health and that of the communities. Instituting a place-based “lifelong learning for health” culture could play a key role in building resilience for individuals, communities and cities.
Professor Didier Jourdan
WHO Collaborating Center and UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education
Members and collaborators
From a single study to a global network
Started in 2020 with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have become an open and constantly growing network of active researchers from all over the world.
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Researchers from over 40 countries
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Global surveys in different settings
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Publications in peer-reviewed journals