intro

• 1. HEALTH

  • The stage of complete physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and sexual health and not merely the absence of disease
  • The ability to lead a society, economically productive life (who)
  • Absolute, complete, and total
• Individual can define health by; 

  1. How they feel
  2. Absence or presence of symptoms of diseases
  3. Ability to carry out activities
• 1. EDUCATION

  • Encompasses both teaching and learning knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency
• 1. HEALTH EDUCATION

  • Act of providing information and learning experience of behavior change for health betterment of client (Tan, 2009).

  It is any combination of learning experience created to help people and improve health by spreading knowledge
• 1. WHERE TO CONDUCT HED?
  2. Privacy of patient’s room
  3. Outpatient department and clinics
  4. Health Center and other health care settings
  5. Market
  6. Church
  7. Community barangay hall
• 1. WHO SHOULD DO HED?
  2. All health workers

  • Nurses are the primary agent of HED
• HOW  SHOULD HED CONDUCTED?

  1. demonstration
  2. debate
  3. audiovisual
  4. filmshowing
  5. word of mouth
• 1. Demonstration

  • Most useful method
  • Process of doing procedure is shown
  • Skills and techniques are practiced 
• 1. Audiovisuals

  • Makes learning easier and interesting 
  • Instructional material
• 1. Film-showing

  • Can extend the learning beyond the textbook.
• 1. Word of mouth

  • Most influential way
  • Orally communicated
  • Powerful tool
  • Words >> action
  • Conveyed by means of:
• PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION

  1. good health practices
  2. use of preventive services
  3. correct use of medication
  4. recognition of early symptoms
• 1. Good health practices (SSGB)

  • Sanitation
  • Safe and clean drinking water
  • Good personal hygiene 
  • Breast feeding
• 1. Use of preventive services (MIS)

  • Maternal care
  • Immunization
  • Screening 
• 1. Correct use of medication and rehabilitation regimens

  • TB
  • Leprosy
  • STD
• 1. Recognition of early symptoms of disease and promoting early referral (HHN)

  • Health centers
  • Health teaching
  • Nearest hospital
• 1. Community support for primarily health (FHP)

  • Feedings 
  • Health teaching
  • Programs for health and sanitation
• 1. CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION
  2. Directed to people
  3. Lessons are repeated
  4. Lessons are adaptable
  5. Entertaining 
  6. Clear (simple language)
  7. Short term benefits
  8. Provides opportunities for feedback
  9. Uses demonstrations to show the benefits
• 1. TYPES OF HED (BHS)
  2. Biological - human biology and hygiene
  3. Health resources - health services
  4. Society and environment - health choice and policies
• AUIDIOVISUALS:

  1. Charts
  2. Flash cards
  3. Flip charts
  4. Komiks - easily understood because it is effective, colorful, and entertaining. It also uses simple language.
  5. Leaflets 
  6. Posters
  7. Powerpoint presentation
• word of mouth

  1. Dramatization
  2. Music and songs
  3. Puppet show
  4. Role playing
  5. Story telling
• types of health education

  1. biological
  2. health resources
  3. society and environment
• PURPOSE OF HED

  1. propagate health
  2. modify health behavior
  3. PROVIDE INFORMATION
  4. emphasize good health practices
  5. advocacy