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Biography
Helen is an associate lecturer with special interest in provision of women's healthcare by community pharmacists, and health literacy. She is a PhD candidate exploring how to improve the health literacy education for health or social care professions students. Her research lies at the intersection of education and healthcare, aiming to help future health or social care professionals support the diverse health literacy-related needs of their community, improving provision of healthcare and overall patient health outcomes.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Pharmacy, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 1 Dec 2014
Research expertise keywords
- Health literacy
- Women's health
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Eye health literacy across the world and in Australia
Niyazmand, N., Alam, K., Wood, H., Charng, J., Gerritsma, S. & Niyazmand, H., 2026, In: Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 109, 2, p. 158-169 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Developing health literacy education for tertiary-based health or social care professions students: a scoping review
Wood, H., Brand, G., Clifford, R., Lee, K., Stiles, S. & Seubert, L., 2025, In: Health Literacy and Communication Open. 3, 1, 16 p., 2445713.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Exploration of health literacy in health and social care professions education: a multi-stakeholder perspective
Wood, H., 2024, (Unpublished)Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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HeLPER (Health Literacy Program to Enhance Responsiveness): a study protocol about co-designing a health literacy initiative for university students
Wood, H., Brand, G., Clifford, R., Lee, K. & Seubert, L., 27 Sept 2024, In: Health Literacy and Communication Open. 2, 1, 11 p., 2404902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Student Health and Social Care Professionals’ Health Literacy Knowledge: An Exploratory Study
Wood, H., Brand, G., Clifford, R., Kado, S. K., Lee, K. & Seubert, L., 22 Feb 2023, In: Pharmacy. 11, 40, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Web of Science)
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Supplementary files for article "Health and social care professions students' health literacy knowledge: a qualitative exploratory study"
Wood, H. (Creator), Brand, G. (Creator), Clifford, R. (Creator), Kado, S. (Creator), Lee, K. (Creator) & Seubert, L. (Creator), Zenodo, 5 Jan 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7507159, https://zenodo.org/record/7507159
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Projects
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DoHAC Consumer Health Literacy project gran
Campbell, T. (Investigator 01), Page, A. (Investigator 02) & Wood, H. (Investigator 03)
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
31/01/25 → 30/07/27
Project: Research
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Improving eye health literacy in Western Australian disadvantaged communities
Charng, J. (Investigator 01), Alam, K. (Investigator 02), Niyazmand, H. (Investigator 03), Lim, J. (Investigator 04), Tajbakhsh, Z. (Investigator 05), Wood, H. (Investigator 06), Hatswell, J. (Investigator 07) & Croft, J. (Investigator 08)
1/07/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
Prizes
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Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship
Wood, H. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship