An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic
Educational institutions and their agents play a fundamental role in improving people’s health literacy and quality of life. We intend here to describe and justify an educational resource embodied in an application for mobile devices developed through a subsidized project by the Ministry of Health (...
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| author | María de los Ángeles Merino-Godoy Emilia Moreno-Sánchez Francisco-Javier Gago-Valiente Emília Isabel Costa Jesús Sáez-Padilla |
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| description | Educational institutions and their agents play a fundamental role in improving people’s health literacy and quality of life. We intend here to describe and justify an educational resource embodied in an application for mobile devices developed through a subsidized project by the Ministry of Health (Government of Andalusia); the purpose of this app is to educate young people in healthy habits. The application was designed to be easily used in both smartphones and tablets with the aim of achieving good physical, psychological and social health. The project comprises several phases and the results we have so far show that, from an early age, health institutions and educational settings must work in partnership, increasing health literacy levels. This cooperative work combined with the use of this innovative approach presents an important potential for change in the lifestyles of younger generations. This type of intervention took on a special role in the pandemic context, allowing for the maintenance of the educational stimulus in a safe context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e122926f9ba4d27bbaa3f15f3b0b9f92023-11-23T13:56:32ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-01-0110114810.3390/healthcare10010148An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the PandemicMaría de los Ángeles Merino-Godoy0Emilia Moreno-Sánchez1Francisco-Javier Gago-Valiente2Emília Isabel Costa3Jesús Sáez-Padilla4Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, SpainDepartment of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Sciences, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, SpainHealth Department of IES Cuenca Minera, Minas de Riotinto (Huelva), Consejería de Educación y Deporte, Junta de Andalucía, 21007 Huelva, SpainNursing Department, Health School, University of Algarve, 8000 Faro, PortugalIntegrated Didactics Department, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sports Sciences, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, SpainEducational institutions and their agents play a fundamental role in improving people’s health literacy and quality of life. We intend here to describe and justify an educational resource embodied in an application for mobile devices developed through a subsidized project by the Ministry of Health (Government of Andalusia); the purpose of this app is to educate young people in healthy habits. The application was designed to be easily used in both smartphones and tablets with the aim of achieving good physical, psychological and social health. The project comprises several phases and the results we have so far show that, from an early age, health institutions and educational settings must work in partnership, increasing health literacy levels. This cooperative work combined with the use of this innovative approach presents an important potential for change in the lifestyles of younger generations. This type of intervention took on a special role in the pandemic context, allowing for the maintenance of the educational stimulus in a safe context.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/148innovationhealthy habitshealth educationmobile applicationeducational resources |
| spellingShingle | María de los Ángeles Merino-Godoy Emilia Moreno-Sánchez Francisco-Javier Gago-Valiente Emília Isabel Costa Jesús Sáez-Padilla An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic Healthcare innovation healthy habits health education mobile application educational resources |
| title | An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic |
| title_full | An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic |
| title_short | An App about Healthy Habits as an Educational Resource during the Pandemic |
| title_sort | app about healthy habits as an educational resource during the pandemic |
| topic | innovation healthy habits health education mobile application educational resources |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/148 |
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