Introduction of Health Education PDF

Introduction of Health Education Outlines  Definition of terms Health Health education  Importance of health education  Characteristic of effective health education  Health education settings  Barriers to health education Health A state of complete physical, mental and soc...

Introduction of Health Education Outlines  Definition of terms Health Health education  Importance of health education  Characteristic of effective health education  Health education settings  Barriers to health education Health A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing not just the absence of disease or disability. Health education Health education is combination of learning experiences designed to promoting health and prevention of diseases.  Importance of health education  Health education improves the health status of individuals, families and communities.  Health education plays a critical role in disease prevention, by prepares individuals with the tools to identify risk factors, early symptoms of disease, and healthy lifestyle choices.  Health education enhance the quality of life for all people.  Characteristic of effective health education  Addresses personal attitudes, values, and beliefs.  Addresses social pressures and its influence.  Provide adequate time to instruction and learning.  Focuses on clear health goals  Uses strategies designed to easily and engage learning.  Health education settings 1. Homes 2. Healthcare settings. 3. Schools 4. College and university campus 5. Communities 6. Work sites Targets for health education  Individuals like clients of services, patients  Groups like groups of students in a class.  Community like people living in a village.  Barriers to health education  Physical barriers Include difficulties in hearing and seeing.  Barriers to health education Intellectual barriers A lack of knowledge and awareness for people with intellectual disabilities like autism or Down syndrome.  Barriers to health education  Emotional barriers. Include the readiness of the receiver and the emotional status of the educator  Barriers to health education  Cultural barriers Include beliefs or religious attitudes  Barriers to health education  Barrier related to educator 1. Personal barriers 2. Lack of knowledge and experience. 3. Lack of motivation to educate. 4. Poor language  Barriers to health education  Barrier related to environment 1. Too hot or too cold environment. 2. Lack of space in settings. 3. Noisy environment 4. Poor lighting and ventilation