important topic of chn2

1. INTRODUCTION
• Health education is a Profession of educating People about
health It means making People aware of the various
Practices that must be followed to ensure healthy Personal
as well as Community life. There is sound mind lives in a
Sound body. So education not be acquired without the
proper frame of the mind and cannot be Possible without
proper health and hygiene
• good health can be achieved through Our efforts and Proper
health" education
DEFINITION
• Health education is any Combination of learning
experiences designed to help individuals and Communities
to improve their health by increasing their knowledge of
influencing their

2.  1. Legal o regulatory approach
This legal approach is considered as Pragmatic Strategy with
quick results.
e.g. :- Air Pollution and noise Pollution. under the regulations
of air Pollution and noise pollution
→The childhood marriages are Prevented in India through
enforcement of the Child marriage Restraint Act 1929
 2 Administrative of service approach :-
(This approach intends to provide all the health facilities
to the people at their doorsteps ) India attempted to use
this approach though provision of basic health services at
doorstep (in the year 1960 but it was a failure since it
was not planed considering the needs of the people

3. attitudes Health education like general education is concerned with
the Change in knowledge feelings and behavior of people or form it
concentrates on developing Such health In its most usual practices
as are Possible of well- -being
→ National R Conference USA, 1977
of Health education is any Combination of learning experiences
designed to facilitate Voluntary Conducive to health actions
→ Green and Kreuter 2005
Health education is attempt to close the gap between What is
known about optimum heath practice and that which is actually
Practiced. mu
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→ Approaches to Health education.
There are four main approaches to health education they are :

4. SCOPE OF HEALTH EDUCATION.
The scope of health education Stretches to all axes beyond our
usual Calculations or plans. Some of the broad fields or areas of
health education are Stated under Content of health education.
FOCUSED AREAS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
 Hygiene
 Prevention of accidents
 Use of health services
 Family Welfare
 Human biology
 Nutrition
 control of Communicable non-communicable disease
 Mental health

5. HYGIENE:
Hygienic practices of people help in keeping away the
Communicable disease Person Should as an individual know how to
keep himself and his Surroundings Clean Hygienic taught should
include Practices
(1) personal hygiene and (2)environmental hygiene.
PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS-
Accidents are the most Common people-killer in the world Accidents
Can home road and in work-site
USE OF HEALTH SERVICES:-
In most communities People are not aware of health Services..
available in the Community and the approaches to use such
services.

6. FAMILY HEALTH CARE:- family is the first Person
Comes institution which a across in life family gives
identity. love. affection. and facilities needed to live, family
teaches the religion. language behavior habits, etc. one
person's ill health may affect the entire family.
HUMAN BIOLOGY
Children need to have understanding on biology police to
learning about health hence biology Sessions begin from
the kindergarten itself.
Importance of exercise, adequate. Sleep and rest
Importance of good health and practices to keep
physically fit.
NUTRITION
is the very basic need to Survive All age groups must
Know about nutrients and their daily recommended
allowances.

7.  Teach on balanced diet.
 Nutrient value of food stuff
 Meaning of malnutrition and ways. to prevent children from
it.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Mental illnesses are slow killers be cause most often, the
mentally ill brought to medical attention very late. People are
not aware much about mental illnesses like other Chronic
diseases.
PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION.
Participation
Success of any Program depends upon people's. participation
Community health Should encourage people to Participate, in
Program The Alma - Ata the declaration Stated that the peoples
have right and duty to participate in the planning and
implementation of their health care.

8. Encouraging teaching methods like group discussion
panel discussion, etc. would enhance the chances of
people's participation
Motivation
Motivation is the fundamental desire to learn Motives
are primary "I hunger sex. Survival) and Secondary C
love, praise. rewards and Punishment
Comprehension
Health educator must always level of assess the
literacy understating of the audience and use the words
accordingly Simplified message always reach the
audience well and gets a good feedback.
known to unknown
People tend to Show interest in listening, When the
educator Starts with what the audience Know and get
into What he wants them to know.

9. setting an example The educator automatically an individual
091 education becomes a role model to public while providing
Hence he or she should follow what he / she preaches.
Learning by doing- Lessons are always by doing and Learning
is an action-oriented task Simple recitation. Action oriented
methods
Community leaders: - Getting into a community You are itself
is a big task when. a Stranger to the place. easy to approach of
educate 1+ S the community through the respected people of
the locality. like the village president or headman.
good health relations:- The health educator Should have good
pleasing manners and admirable qualities to with the People.
build Professional relations

10. Feedback
feedback refers to the receivers indication that the message has
been understood C decoded) in the way. that the Sender intended
encoded)..
Audio-visual Aids used in Health Education
No health education is successful without audio visual aids Audio-
visual aids are appreciated foo their Smart appeal to more than one
and Prevention of Monotony advancing technology greatly Supports
the field to education and teaching methodologies by introducing
teaching aids. many new
 Audio-visual aids are classified into
• Auditory aids- Auditory aids Works on the Principles of Sound
electricity and magnetism
• It help in reproducing the Spoken words. Examples include
• Megaphones
• Microphone's
• Radios
• Sound amplified

11. Visual aid
visual aid function on the principle of projection It is of 2 Types
1. projected aids a 2. non projected aids
• Projected aids
This requires projection. from a Service to the Screen Examples
include
film strips
Slide S
• Non- Projected aids-
• This does not require any projection
Black board
Pictures
cartoons,
photographs.
clip Cheats.

12. • Combined audio-visual aids-
This helps to see and hear The examples include.
Televisions
Tape and Slide Combinations.
Video cassette players and records
Approaches in Health Communication –
There are Three approaches used for Communicating health
messages. They are
individual approach.
Group approach.
Mass approach.

13.  Panel Discussion:-
A panel of 8 members who are qualified. to talk about the Specific
issue or topic. present information and discuss personal views in
front of a of audience. This may help audience to clarify and
evaluate their positions regarding Specific issues being discussed.
• Group approach
In the group discussion a group of individuals with similar interest
gather formally or informally to bring up ideas solve problems or
give comment. People in group discussion interact face to face
Group consist of 6-12 members.