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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

The impact of personal health literacy and school health literacy environments on schoolteachers' health outcomes.

Mingyang Yu, Rongmei Liu, Qiuping Zhao, Junfang Wang, Yuxi Bai, Xiaomo Yang, Shuaibin Liu, Orkan Okan, Bing Hua, Nengguang Dai and 2 more

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Mingyang Yu *Hypertension Prevention and Treatment Centre of Henan Province, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Rongmei Liu *Hypertension Prevention and Treatment Centre of Henan Province, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Qiuping ZhaoHypertension Prevention and Treatment Centre of Henan Province, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Junfang WangHypertension Prevention and Treatment Centre of Henan Province, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Yuxi BaiHypertension Prevention and Treatment Centre of Henan Province, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Xiaomo YangHypertension Prevention and Treatment Centre of Henan Province, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Shuaibin LiuCommunity Health Centre of Chaohe, Zhengzhou, China.
Orkan OkanSchool of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Bing HuaZhengzhou Community Health Association, Zhengzhou, China.
Nengguang DaiGrassroots Health and Health Department, Health Commission of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China.
Suyan XuDepartment of Pharmacy, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Shuaijun Guo *Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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Background: The relationship between personal health literacy and health outcomes is clear, but the role of health literacy environments is often overlooked. This study examined associations between personal health literacy, school health literacy environments and health outcomes among schoolteachers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 7,364 schoolteachers in Zhengzhou, China. Personal health literacy was measured by the Health Literacy Population Survey 2019-2021 (excellent/sufficient/problematic/inadequate) and school health literacy environments were measured by the Organisational Health Literacy of School Questionnaire (supportive/less supportive). Health outcomes included health status (poor/good), health-compromising behaviours (yes/no), health service use (yes/no), and healthcare cost (≥RMB 1,000/ <RMB 1,000). Results: Over half of teachers had inadequate or problematic health literacy. Teachers with inadequate health literacy had higher odds of poor health status, health-compromising behaviour, health service use, and high healthcare cost than those with excellent health literacy. Similarly, teachers who perceived less supportive school health literacy environments had higher odds of poor health outcomes. Conclusion: Both personal health literacy and school health literacy environments are important to schoolteachers' health outcomes. Educational programs and organisational change are needed to improve personal health literacy and school environments to improve schoolteachers' health and wellbeing.

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Health LiteracyHealth StatusSchoolsSchool TeachersAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnaireshealth outcomesHLS19-Q12organisational health literacypersonal health literacyteachers

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