3. MEANING OF HEALTH
• Every individual is concerned with health from
cradle to the grave.
• The life span can be lengthened if we acquire
a little knowledge of how we can maintain it.
• So it is important to understand the meaning
of health.
4. • The World Health Organization defines health
as follows:
“ Health is the state of complete
physical,mental and social well-being, and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity”.
5. • According to the Encyclopaedia of Health,
“It is that state in which the individual is
able to mobilize at his resources- intellectual,
emotional and physical -for optimum daily
living”.
6. • Good health starts from infancy and a healthy
child develops into a healthy adult.
• So, one must obey the health laws, observe
health principles and follow healthy practices.
7. MEANING OF HEALTH EDUCATION
• Health education is dynamic in nature.
• Therefore, to be effective, it requires
interaction between the individual, the
home,the school and the community to
increase the abilities of people to make
informed decisions affecting their personal,
family and community well-being.
8. • According to the report of the President’s
Committee on Health Education,
NewYork(1973)-
“Health education is a process that
bridges the gap between health information
and health practices. Health education
motivates the person to take the information
and do something with it to keep himself
healthier by avoiding actions that are harmful
and by forming habits that are beneficial”.
9. • K.C. Pang of the University of Hong Kong
defines:
“Health education is a method of
conveying to the community the knowledge
that necessary for the prevention of disease,
and the opportunity to lead a fullnormal life,
physically, mentally and socially”.
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11. IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION
• It is health education that helps the child to
attain healthy habits and attitudes.
• Whatever steps are taken in school regarding
health, have a direct bearing on the
community. Whatever happens in a
community has its effects on the school.
• Health knowledge multiplies through school
and parents also get educated.
12. • The headmaster or principal and the teaching
staff can provide a programme of health
education for the students. Thus the students
come to know the ways and means of
maintaining good health.
• Many physical defects developed during
childhood such as hearing, sight, posture,
nutrition,etc can be prevented at large
through health education.
13. • The care of the body regarding food,
cleanliness, exercise, rest and protection
against disease are essential for the
preservation of sound health.
• Without health, life is deprived of not only
much of its usefulness but also its joys and
pleasures.This is possible only through health
education which develop a healthy and
scientific attitude towards health.
14. FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
Social and economic environment
Physical environment
Person’s individual characteristics and
behaviours
Income and social status
Education
Genetics
Health services
Gender,etc
