Objectives Of Health Education

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF HEALTH EDUCATION

This concept was taken from module I “Introduction to Health Education”, sub topic 3 “Principles of health Education, theories, concept and practice (Part2)”

Health Education is defined by WHO as “ any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.

From my understanding I can define health education as any learning experience which occurs in order to help individuals and communities to understand health issues and possible ways of promoting their health.

Health Education is carried out to help in promoting health and preventing disease among individuals and community.

Health Education helps

People need to be aware of their health. People need to know those things that can promote good health and those things that can cause illness.

Personally, I learnt lot of things today about how to maintain my health and that of my loved ones through health education.

Some of these information are gotten from the television, radio, newspaper, from health professionals and friends who share their experiences. Through health education I have been able to know that by living a healthy life like exercise, eating good food, doing regular checkups I can stay healthy.

Through health education, I have been able to know about some recent advancement that has been made in medicine. As a nurse to properly administer effective nursing care to my patient I need to be aware of the recent development in medicine and that is one objective of health education as it enable us to know about the advance in medicine.

1.3 SOCIAL CONTEXT

People in the society die daily due to lack of awareness, ignorance and misconceptions. Some of the deaths that occur in the society could have been avoided with proper health education. Health education is meant to make people in the society aware of those things that they can do to maintain good health and prevent

With the knowledge of the condition they are suffering from, it helps them to cooperate and take their drugs. Before patients are discharged from the hospital they are health educated. Example, a diabetic patient is educated on the type of food to avoid, will be taught on how to administer insulin, to avoid wounds and for constant blood glucose checks.

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE TO NURSING PROFESSION

This concept is important as it make nurses understand the reason why they need to be involved in health education.

1.6 IMPORTANCE TO THE WORLD

This concept makes the general public understand the importance of their health and work towards health promotion and disease prevention.

1.7 RECENT RESEARCH

In Nebraska they organized a health education to reduce the incidence of the city have been educating the people of Nebraskans for the past thirty years encouraging people to help promote smoke free environment. They know that smoking have caused a lot of harm to the people and in order to enjoy healthier lives especially for the next generation they have to be engaged in health education.

The people set their goals which they wish to achieve and then started creating awareness about the dangers of smoking and they are achieving