{"id":163267,"date":"2022-08-11T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T19:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=163267"},"modified":"2022-08-10T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T01:51:04","slug":"nursing-health-literacy-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/11\/nursing-health-literacy-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth-targeted health education promotional posters available"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Mattheus displays a poster at Castle High School placed on a portable sound-proof room that gives students a private space to have confidential conversations with a mental health provider.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A series of youth-centered, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-focused health posters to address top adolescent health concerns have been developed by researchers at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing<\/a> (NAWSON<\/abbr>) to increase health literacy (youth understanding of health) and foster open communication between youth and their health care providers. The posters will be displayed in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Learn<\/a> nurse clinics located at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education (HIDOE<\/abbr>) public high schools throughout the state beginning this month. Free digital posters are also available to health centers nationwide.<\/p>\n

These posters were created to provide a friendly reminder to students that nurses in particular, are safe allies for them to learn more about their health
—Holly Fontenot<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The poster development was led by Holly Fontenot<\/strong>, professor and director of research, and Deborah Mattheus<\/strong>, associate professor and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Keiki senior practice director, in partnership with community advisory groups, including Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> HOSA<\/abbr>: Future Health Professionals<\/a>, Stacy Leong Design, and parents, teachers, school nurses and youth workers. <\/p>\n

“We know that adolescence is a challenging time for our youth today and we wanted to develop posters for health clinics that invite adolescents to engage in conversations about health,” said Fontenot. “These posters were created to provide a friendly reminder to students that nurses in particular, are safe allies for them to learn more about their health, plus we hope that these posters will diminish potential stigmas associated with sensitive topics, like mental health.”<\/p>\n

Mattheus added, “Our initial idea was to display the health promotion posters at our Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Keiki high school clinics located at HIDOE<\/abbr> public schools, but once we saw the final messaging and designs, we knew that these posters could be displayed in any Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> health clinic, and even across the nation. The posters are modern and cool, and were created specific for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> youth. But these health messages are relevant to all adolescents. So we are making digital posters available to health centers across the nation.” <\/p>\n

Upon request, the free digital posters are available by contacting Fontenot at hbfont@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n