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DEFINITION
“ Comprising of consciously constructed oppurtunities for learning involving some form of communication designed to improve health literacy,including improving knowledge and developing life skills which are conducive to individuals and community health.”
-WHO
The process by which individuals and groups of people learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion,maintenance or restoration of health.
-John.M.Last
A process aimed at encouraging people to want to be healthy,to know how to stay healthy,to do what they can individually and collectively to maintain health and to seek help when needed.
-Declaration of Alma-Ata (1978)
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To encourage people to adopt and sustain health promoting life styles and practices.
To promote proper use of health promoting activities available to them.
To arouse interest,provide new knowledge,improve skills and change attitudes in making rational decisions to solve their own problems.
To stimulate individual and community self-reliance and participation to achieve health development through individual and community involvement at every step from identifying problems to solving them.
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION
credibility
Interest
Participation
Setting an example
feed back
Contd…
MotivationParticipationReinforcement
Contd…
Learning-by-doingKnown to unknownGood human relationsLeaders.
APPROACHES IN HEALTH EDUCATION
Regulatory approachService approachHealth education approachPrimary health care approach.Health education versus propaganda.
MODELS OF HEALTH EDUCATION
Medical model
Motivation model
Social intervention model -
CONTENTS OF HEALTH EDUCATION
Human biology Nutrition Hygiene
Family health use of health services
Prevention of accidents Mental health
Disease prevention and control
PRACTICES OF HEALTH EDUCATION
AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS. -auditory aids. -visual aids. -combined AV aids. METHODS IN HEALTH EDUCATION -individual approach -group approach -mass approach
GROUP DISCUSSION
PANEL DISCUSSION
Principles in selecting media Should be selected for the
learner’s level of readiness.
Media should be selected for use in an environment that is conducive to learning.
CONTD…..
Media should contain content revelent to the learner’s interest and use.
Media should be appropriate to the audience.
Provide learner’s oppurtunities to make application of knowledge.
Health education agencies
International agencies
National level
State level
District level agencies
Nurse’s Role
Nurse’s role
Educator and a learner. Acts as a liason Utilises various resources in carrying out
health education. Organises and counsellor. Periodic evaluation.
ASSIGNMENTS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kasthuri Sundar Rao;Community Health Nursing;B.I Publication;New Delhi;page:727-743.
K.Park;Textbook of Preventive and social medicine;19th edition;Banarsi Das Bhanot;Jabalpur;page;656-665
M.C Gupta;Textbook of preventive and social medicine ;3rd edition;2005;Jay Pee;New Delhi