Health Education

• Jean William Fritz Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology". Piaget placed great importance on the education of children.
• INFANCY (0-1 YR) - A child first develops turning sensory and motor capacities such as sight and hearing.
• TODDLER (1-3 YEARS OLD) - Characterized by having perceptual dominance and is egocentric,
• PRESCHOOLER (3-7 YEARS) - The child learns to accommodate more information and change their ideas to fit reality rather than reasons.
• . SCHOOL AGE (7-11 YEAR) - Able to discover concrete solutions to everyday problems
• PUBESCENT/ADOLESCENT (12-18 YEARS) - Have logical thinking with ability to provide scientific reasoning
• Egocentrism. The child is self-centered and very concerned with herself.
• Centration. The tendency of the child to focus on one perceptual aspect of an event to the exclusion of all other aspects.
• Nontransformation. The child is unable to mentally record the process of change from one stage to another. Their sense of understanding is still not fully determined as the child is only concerned with present events.
• Irreversibility. The child is unable to mentally trace a line of reasoning back to its beginning. The child thinks primarily on the basis of their own perception of events.
•  Reasoning. Perceptual children do not use inductive or deductive reasoning. Problem solving is based on what they see and hear directly rather than what they recall about objects and events.

   
• Growth 

  It is tantamount to the word “increase” or the quantitative changes in terms of learning.
• Development 

  It is the orderly, dynamic changes in a learner resulting from a combination of learning, experience, and maturation.
• Maturation

  It refers to the biological changes in individuals that result from the interaction of their genetic makeup with the environment.
• Experience

  It refers to observing, encountering or undergoing changes of individuals which generally occur in the course of time
• Learning

   It is the acquisition of knowledge, abilities, habits, attitudes, values and skills derived from experiences with varied stimuli.
• Pubescent or Adolescent

  Adolescents have logical thinking with ability to provide scientific reasoning.
• Young Adulthood (20-40 years)

  Develop philosophy of life

   Career, mate and family-centered

  Dominating influence on the child
• Middle Adulthood (40 to 60 years

  Pursues life goals and interests

  Family and career- centered
• Peer Tutoring

  It is said that student achievers are more equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills in facing challenges of learning.
• Cooperative Learning

  Studies showed that students who tutor less able students even benefit more than the less able students.
• Health 

  It is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity “. (WHO)
• Education 

  It is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, habits, and personal development
• Health Education

  It refers to the act of providing information and learning experiences for purposes of behavior change for health betterment of the client.
• Physical health. These are activities or learning experiences that help promote the ability of the body to function effectively.
•  Emotional Health. Activities that enable an individual to cope with stress and strain of daily life.
• Social Health. Ways in which an individual can relate well with others regardless of status or position.
• Spiritual Health. Activities that will help an individual recognize and accept the supernatural aspect of divine healing
• Substantive or Curricular Dimension

  It refers to subject matter specific to nursing education and is best embodied by the phrase with “what is taught and what is learned”.
• Procedural or Methodological Dimension

  It consists of strategies or methods of teaching which motivate students to learn.
• Environmental or Social Dimension

  It refers to physical and social factors in the teaching learning situation
• Human Relations Dimension

  It considers the relationships of the nurse with individuals involved in nursing care practice which influence the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process.
• Behavioral Sciences

  Incorporate psychology, sociology and cultural anthropology, these are concerned with how people behave and why they behave in a particular way.
• Environmental reinforcement- family, friends, authority figures, and associates
• Socio-cultural context- sustained societal norms such as attitudes and behavior
• Public Health

  Health promotion is a common function in public health agencies.
• Enhance knowledge awareness

  Provides guidance and instruction of all that will help individuals or groups of individuals maintain a high level of wellness.
• Promote health, safety, and security of the people

  Promotes personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and maintenance of a hazard- free environment for one to avoid illnesses, accidents and reduce morbidity and mortality rate.
• Develop and improve community resources

  Help individuals gain knowledge, understanding, habits, attitudes, and ideas that will help them live as healthful individuals and members of the community.
• Increase productivity and strength of character

  Help develop productive individuals who can adjust successfully and live happily with social group in which they belong