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What shapes how teachers teach health education?

Health education in Australian primary schools is usually taught by classroom generalist teachers, who often do not have the time or knowledge to confidently include health in classroom lessons.  In light of this, we wanted to understand:  We conducted focus groups with 30 teachers across four Tasmanian primary schools to help us answer these questions.  […]

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What factors support primary school teachers to develop health literacy in the classroom?

In this study we set out to identify the factors that support teachers to develop health literacy in primary school settings. We analysed written reflections on the HealthLit4Kids program from 84 participating primary school teachers. We found three key areas that supported classroom teachers to develop health literacy. First, a whole-of-school approach provided a common

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