Child and Family Health Literacy

The Child and Family Health Literacy Special Interest Group (SIG) is dedicated to understanding the role of health literacy in the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and families. Members of the SIG are interested in (1) measuring health literacy in children and adolescents directly; (2) understanding the development of health literacy across the lifespan; and (3) connecting health literacy and socioecological influences to further the understanding of the health and development of children. This SIG aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and families by: (1) promoting the consideration of health literacy in research involving children, adolescents, and families; (2) creating networking opportunities to encourage high quality collaborative research; and, (3) advancing and disseminating knowledge to academic and non-academic stakeholders.