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