Environmental Health Literacy Competencies and Teaching Methods for Students and Health Professionals in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review

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Reviewer #1: Yes

Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #2: Yes

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Reviewer #1:  Dear Authors, Dear Authors,

- This topic is timely and well‑motivated given the expanding remit of PHC to address environmental determinants of health. The proposed EHL competency framework is a key strength. Besides, the manuscript is methodologically sound and consistent with PRISMA‑ScR and JBI guidance, and its conclusions are reasonably supported by the mapped evidence.

- No original statistical analysis was conducted by the authors, which is appropriate for a scoping review. Descriptive reporting of quantitative outcomes from included studies is adequate.

- The final queries applied in each database are shared as an Appendix of this article, which ensures the transparency of the applied methods, thus allowing a user to address the same question and screen the same set of literature to come up with a comparable general conclusion.

- The manuscript is generally clear, well structured, and written in acceptable scientific English.

Given all these aspects, this manuscript is recommended for publication.

Reviewer #2:  I have no comments to the author at this time. The article is well written and I have no additions at this time. The authors should keep up this approach to developing and crafting future articles. The attention to detail is emulable. I have no comments to the author at this time. The article is well written and I have no additions at this time. The authors should keep up this approach to developing and crafting future articles. The attention to detail is emulable.

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Reviewer #1: Yes: Bruno Filipe Coelho da CostaBruno Filipe Coelho da Costa

Reviewer #2: Yes: Henry J. lawsonHenry J. lawson

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