KATE B.

MAQUIRAN BSN-IVB (EXTENSION) JULY 09, 2014

1. What is Health Education?
Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals
and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their
attitudes.
2. mportance of Health Education to !lient
Health education builds students" knowledge, skills and positive attitudes about health.
Health education teaches about physical, mental, emotional and social health. t
motivates students to improve and maintain their health, prevent disease and reduce
risky behaviors.
#. History of Health Education
With the emergence of middle$class society in the 1%th century, the human body
became an economic factor. What people ate, how they slept, and how they cleansed
and clothed themselves began to matter. &y the '(th century, there was a boom in
health recommendations, abetted in part by the enormous impetus that had gathered in
the natural sciences. )he campaigns against serious infectious diseases such as
tuberculosis, venereal diseases, and cancer and on topics like diet and addiction reflect
biological and medical knowledge variously disseminated in various political systems in
war and peace.

)his collection contains posters, photographs, anatomic models, molds, specimens,
films, health guides, and photodocumentation of exhibitions.

)he *eutsches Hygiene$+useum, its exhibitions, and its instructional materials played a
prominent role in ma,or campaigns to enlighten the public about health issues, linking
this collection intimately to the museums history.
-. .rinciples of Health Education
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)o ensure that health is an assets in the community.
)o e/uip the people with skills, knowledge and attitude.
)o promote the development and proper use of health service.
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nterest
t is a psychological principle that people are unlikely to listen to those things which are
not to their interest.
.articipation
t should aim at encouraging people to work actively with health workers and others
identifying their own health problems and also in developing solution and plans to work
them out.
KATE B. MAQUIRAN BSN-IVB (EXTENSION) JULY 09, 2014
0nown to unknown
1tart where the people are and with what they understand and then proceed to new
knowledge
!omprehension
n Health Education, we must know the level of understanding, education and literacy of
people to whom the teaching is directed.
2e$enforcement
2epetition at interval is extremely useful for understanding all the news.
+otivation
Every individual has a fundamental desire to learn. 1timulation or awakening of desire
of learning called motivation.
!ommunication
Health educators must be aware of the various barriers of communication and cultural
background of the community.
3earning by doing
)he !hinese proverb 4if I hear, I forget. If I see, I remember. If I do, I know5 illustrate the
importance of learning by doing.
6ood Human 2elationship