Health Education
Health Education
& Health Promotion
& Health Promotion
Fayza Rayes
MBBCh. Msc. MRCGP (UK
(
Consultant Family Physician
Joint Program of Family & Community Medicine – Jeddah
www.fayzarayes.com
fayzarayes@yahoo.com

Objectives
Objectives
:
:
1. To improve your skills in health education
2. To make use of all available aids in our
clinics to deliver more effective health
education messages
Health education
Health education

Definition
Definition
:
:
Health education
Health education is the process by which
individuals and group of people learn to:
 Promote
 Maintain
 Restore health.
Health Education is the primary and dominant
measure in Health Promotion.

Definition
Definition
:
:
Health promotion
Health promotion is any combination of
educational, organizational, economic and environmental
support for behaviors and conditions of living conducive to
health .”
Health Promotion is a widely used term
widely used term to encompass
various activities e.g. :
 Behavior & lifestyle,
 Preventive health services,
 Health protection directed at environment,
 Health related public policy,
 Economic & regulatory measures.

Health promotion
Health promotion

Health promotion
Health promotion

Health Education
Health Education
(during consultation
(

Find out the 10 mistakes
Diabetes is a killing disease , it cause arteriosclerosis, myocardial
infarction and stroke. You need to take care of your diet and
body weight, do physical exercise and stop smoking
…

Explanation Health Education
Explanation Health Education
What for
What for
 Controlling the disease
 Putting the patient in the picture
 Improving compliance
 Preventing complications
 Involving patient in the management

Reassurance
Reassurance

Health Education Skills
Health Education Skills Checklist
Checklist
1. Introduction
2. Exploration
3. Patient participation
4. Empathy & listening
5. positive attitude
6. Simple & clear,
7. Appropriate to
patient’s education
8. Convincing message
9. Organized & limited
10.Feedback
11.Invite questions
12.Response to cues
13.Repeat if necessarily
14.Use demonstration if
15.Give hope and support

Tips in Education Skills
Tips in Education Skills
:
:
 Health education & level of education
 Written materials & face to face
 Health care team
 3 T Role
 7 Message Role
 Dialogue not monologue

3
T Role
Repeat important points:
T1: Tell him what you will tell him (Introduction(
T2: Tell it
T3: Tell him what you have told them (Summery(

Positive Attitudes towards the diagnosis
Hypertension is a start
for a healthy life style

The basic skills for Health
The basic skills for Health
Education & Health Promotion
Education & Health Promotion
Empathy
Empathy

A good tip on motivating patient to
exercise regularly
Put it in writing
The
The
Message
Message
should be
should be
Specific &
Specific &
Organized
Organized

The Patient Is the Head
The Patient Is the Head
of the Treatment Team
of the Treatment Team

The
The
patient
patient
has the
has the
right to
right to
know all
know all
important
important
details
details

“ It’s only a fungal infection
Don’t use
Don’t use jargons
jargons

Demonstration
Demonstration

Demonstration
Demonstration

Contents of the
Contents of the
Health Education
Health Education
Message
Message
What issues do you need to
cover in patient with DM ??
Exercise

Exercise
Diabetes Mellitus: Health Education
 What is diabetes mellitus?
 How common and how controllable?
 Signs & symptoms
 Prognosis (in a positive way)
 Red flags
 Complications
 Management options
 Importance of compliance
 ……

Role-Play
DM Health Education

Using computer for
health education
 Power point
 Animation
 Video
 …???

Using
computer
for health
education
The benefit of audiovisual

Why using audiovisual aids in HE
Why using audiovisual aids in HE
??
??
1. “When I hear I forget , when I see I remember”
2. To match with different types of learning ability
3. Audiovisual aids convey more organized
message
4. It reflect care, respect & interest
5. Picture can make very strong positive
suggestions
6. Picture convey message more clear, more
exciting and with less effort
7. Video is useful for demonstration of skills e.g.
insulin injection
8. …
The benefit of audiovisual

To simplify the message
The Benefit of
Audiovisual

‫بالسكري؟‬ ‫أصاب‬ ‫أنا‬ ‫لماذا‬
‫الوراثية‬ ‫الجينات‬
‫الوراثية‬ ‫الجينات‬
‫البيئة‬
‫البيئة‬
‫الجسم‬ ‫مناعة‬
‫الجسم‬ ‫مناعة‬
‫السكري‬
The benefit of audiovisual

The benefit of audiovisual

The benefit of audiovisual

The benefit of audiovisual

The benefit of audiovisual

To make strong positive
suggestions
The Benefit of
Audiovisual

‫السكري‬ ‫عل ج‬
‫السكري‬ ‫عل ج‬
=
=
‫الدواء‬
‫الدواء‬
+
+
‫الرياضة‬
‫الرياضة‬
+
+
‫الغذائي‬ ‫النظام‬
‫الغذائي‬ ‫النظام‬
The benefit of audiovisual

The benefit of audiovisual
I love
I love
healthy
healthy
food
food

The benefit of audiovisual
Healthy
Healthy
food
food
is lovely
is lovely

The benefit of audiovisual

The benefit of audiovisual

To make strong positive
To make strong positive
suggestions
suggestions
The benefit of audiovisual
If children can do it
If children can do it
I should be able to do it
I should be able to do it

To give more self aware
to the patient’s behavior
The Benefit of
Audiovisual

‫الشرايين‬ ‫تصلب‬
‫الشرايين‬ ‫تصلب‬
The benefit of audiovisual

For explaining
complicated issues
The Benefit of
Audiovisual

‫السكريات‬
‫السنسولين‬
‫الجسم‬ ‫خليا‬ ‫السنسولين‬ ‫مقاومة‬
‫الغلوكوز‬
(‫)السكريات‬
‫خليا‬ ‫إلى‬ ‫تذهب‬ ‫ل‬
‫الجسم‬
The benefit of audiovisual
‫السنسولين‬ ‫مقاومة‬
‫السنسولين‬ ‫مقاومة‬

To practice health
education with less effort
The Benefit of
Audiovisual

‫بقدميك؟‬ ‫تعتني‬ ‫كيف‬
*
‫المحمرار‬ ،‫التقرمحات‬ ،‫الجروح‬ ،‫الخدوش‬ ‫عن‬ ‫بحثا‬ ‫يوم‬ ‫كل‬ ‫جيدا‬ ‫قدميك‬ ‫افحص‬
.‫القدم‬ ‫اصابع‬ ‫بين‬ ‫ما‬ ‫دائما‬ ‫افحص‬ *
.‫قدميك‬ ‫لفحص‬ ‫العائلة‬ ‫افراد‬ ‫بأمحد‬ ‫فاستعن‬ ‫ضعيفة‬ ‫رؤيتك‬ ‫كاسنت‬ ‫اذا‬ *
.‫جيدا‬ ‫وسنشفها‬ ‫والصابون‬ ‫الدافئ‬ ‫بالماء‬ ‫يوميا‬ ‫قدميك‬ ‫اغسل‬ *
.‫جدا‬ ‫البارد‬ ‫أو‬ ‫جدا‬ ‫الحار‬ ‫الماء‬ ‫استخدام‬ ‫تجنب‬ *
.‫طويلة‬ ‫لمدة‬ ‫الماء‬ ‫في‬ ‫القدام‬ ‫غمر‬ ‫تجنب‬ *
.‫محادة‬ ‫محافة‬ ‫ترك‬ ‫وتجنب‬ ،‫عرضي‬ ‫مستقيم‬ ‫شكل‬ ‫على‬ ‫بعناية‬ ‫قدميك‬ ‫أظافر‬ ‫قلم‬ *
.‫لخر‬ ‫وقت‬ ‫من‬ ‫والساقين‬ ‫القدمين‬ ‫تدليك‬ ‫على‬ ‫امحرص‬ *
‫القرون‬ ‫لزالة‬ ‫الكيماوية‬ ‫المواد‬ ‫تستخدم‬ ‫ل‬ *
.
.‫قدميك‬ ‫على‬ ‫لصقا‬ ‫رباطا‬ ‫تستخدم‬ ‫ل‬ *
.‫والخشنة‬ ‫الصلبة‬ ‫البشرة‬ ‫مناطق‬ ‫لتنعيم‬ ‫المطري‬ ‫الكريم‬ ‫استخدم‬ *
‫القدمين‬ ‫محافي‬ ‫المشي‬ ‫تجنب‬ *
‫من‬ ‫وأكبر‬ ‫طرية‬ ‫مادة‬ ‫من‬ ‫مصنوعة‬ ‫تكون‬ ‫بأن‬ ‫وتأكد‬ ‫للقدمين‬ ‫المريحة‬ ‫المحذية‬ ‫استخدم‬ *
.‫استعماله‬ ‫المعتاد‬ ‫الحجم‬
.‫ضاغطة‬ ‫تكون‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ان‬ ‫ويجب‬ ‫الصوفية‬ ‫أو‬ ‫القطنية‬ ‫الجوارب‬ ‫استخدام‬ ‫يفضل‬ *
‫الشديدة‬ ‫للبرودة‬ ‫تعريضها‬ ‫أو‬ ‫طويلة‬ ‫لفترات‬ ‫الحرارة‬ ‫مصادر‬ ‫من‬ ‫قريبا‬ ‫الجلوس‬ ‫عدم‬ *
The benefit of audiovisual

Final Message & conclusion
Final Message & conclusion
:
:
 Effective health education needs
communication skills
 using audiovisual aids makes health
education more effective