health education

1. HEALTH EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION
Mrs. Samia Almusalhi

2. • The department of Health Education and
Information was established primarily in 1975
with only 7 staff.
• In 1990, the department was further
improved and number of staff became 10.
• Now reached to 156 who are distributed in
health care facilities in different governance.

3. • The department works in collaboration with
various health departments, government and
private sectors in order to deliver the health
education services to the public through
planning and implementing different health
education activities such as exhibition,
conferences and workshops and production of
health education materials.

4. Organizational structure of the
department:
Health education and Information Department
AdminstrationDr. Halima Qalam ALHinai
Coordination
LegendsSection Programs Section

5. The department of health education and
information objectives are the following:
• Raise public awareness in coordination with
different health departments and sectors
• Plan preventive measures and strategies in
order to fight different health problems.
• Ensure provision of optimal health for
individuals.

6. • Educate and encourage individuals and
communities about taking care of their health
and different lifestyles.
• Eliminate possible health risk factors to foster
the positive practices among individuals.

7. The department consists mainly of two
sections: Programs Section and Legends
Section.
• The program Section is specialized in the
following:
• Planning, following up and evaluating health
education activates in all governorates that
include (programs, campaigns, exhibitions,
during national and international occasions).

8. • Develop the skills of the workers in the field of
health education
• Cooperate with different governmental and
private sectors in order to set health plans and
projects.
• Follow the progress of the health indicators of
the strategic plan. (trainning workshops,,,,)

9. • The Legends Section is specialized in the
production of health education materials
through coordination with different health
sectors in the Sultanate and liaises with
different media resources available aiming to
increase the health awareness among public.

10. The responsibilities of Health
Education Department
• Produce of IEC (Information, Education,
Communication) materials.
• Follow up and evaluate health education activities in all
the regions in the Sultanate.
• Broadcast health education programs in mass media.
• Train health educators.
• Activate world, international, regional, and national
days and occasions related to health issues by
implementing different activities and campaigns.
• Organize different health exhibitions.

11. Highlights of the department activities
in 2012:
1. The department organized and participated
in five exhibitions for different purpose
2. 21 Health Education materials were
produced in different health topics,
3. different health subjects and messages were
broadcast in different TV and Radio programs
such as (Tabibala al hawa/ Qahwat al sabah/
My family (Usrati)/ and Your lives).

12. • achieved some of the objective indicators of
the 8thFive Year Health plan such as,
production of educational materials in the
fields of chronic kidney disease and health life
style and has developed a training program for
health educators.

13. • The department organized two workshops
during 2012, to enrich the health workers in
the field of health education, and three staff
from Health Education department
participated in different meetings,
conferences and workshops locally and
internationally.