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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Autores: Merino Godoy, María Ángeles, Moreno Sánchez, Emilia, Gago Valiente, Francisco Javier, Costa, Emília Isabel, Sáez Padilla, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/20753
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20753
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Innovation
Healthy habits
Health education
Mobile application
Educational resources
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Sumario: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