The document discusses the importance of health education, its definitions, aims, and various approaches, including legal and educational methods to promote health. It outlines the contents of health education such as human biology, nutrition, hygiene, and mental health, emphasizing community involvement and learning. The conclusion stresses the importance of empowering individuals to take charge of their health through informed practices.

1. Yoga Health & Physical
Education
HEALTH SERVICES
UNIT-2
Dr.A.Telma Priya
Physical Director
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors
Madurai

3. INTRODUCTION
 The practice of instructing people
and communities in the principles of
hygiene and in ways of avoiding
disease is a very ancient one.
 An elementary study of the history of
medicine reveals that since time
immemorial it has been considered a
necessity to instruct communities in
health matters for their protection and
survival.

4. DEFINITIONS
 The National Conference on Preventive
Medicine [USA]
Health education is a process which
informs, motivate and helps people to
adopt and maintain healthy practices and
life styles; advocates environmental
changes as needed to facilitate this goal
and conducts professional training and
research to the same end.

5. WHO Definition
Health Education, like general
education, is concerned with changes
in knowledge, feelings and behaviour
of people. In its most usual forms, it
concentrates on developing such health
practices as are believed to bring about
the best possible state of well being.

6. AIMS OF HEALTH EDUCATION
 To inform the general public of the
principles of physical and mental hygiene
and methods of preventing avoidable
diseases.
 To create an informed body of opinion and
knowledge. (social workers, teachers)
 To give the public accurate information of
medical discoveries.
 To facilitate the acceptance and proper
usage of medical measures.

7. METHODS OF APPROACHES IN
HEALTH EDUCATION
1. Legal or Regulatory Approach
2. Administrative or Service
Approach
3. Educational Approach

8. Legal or Regulatory Approach
 Makes use of the law to protect the health of
the public.
Eg : Epidemic Diseases Act , Pollution Act
 Limitations :
1. applicable only at certain times or limited
situations.
2. they may not alter the behaviour of the
individual.

9. Educational Approach
 Most effective Components :
1. Motivation
2. Communication
3. Decision making
• results slow , but permanent and enduring.
• Sufficient time for an individual to bring
about changes
• learning new facts as well as unlearning
wrong information as well.

10. CONTENTS OF HEALTH EDUCATION
1. Human Biology
2. Nutrition
3. Hygiene
4. Family Health Care
5. Control of Communicable and Non-
Communicable Diseases
6. Mental health
7. Prevention of Accidents
8. Use of Health Services

11. Nutrition
 For prevention of malnutrition
 Taught nutrient value of food stuffs
 Method of preparation , storage
 Help people to choose balanced
diet

12. Hygiene
Personal Environmental

13. Family Health Care
 Strengthen and improve the health of the family
as a unit rather than as an individual.
 Maternal and child health care, family planning,
immunization, nutrition, etc.

14. Control of Communicable and Non-Communicable
Diseases
Provide elementary knowledge about the nature of the diseases
and methods of preventing them.

15. Mental Health
 Depression, neurosis, mental anxiety and
emotional disturbances
 Basic knowledge of common
psychological ailments, its detectio,
methods of prevention and treatment.

16. Use of Health services
People should be informed about
various health services and preventive
programmes available to them.

17. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION
 INTEREST
 PARTICIPATION
 COMPREHENSION
 MOTIVATION
 REINFORCEMENT
 KNOWN TO UNKNOWN
 LEARNING BY DOING
 SOIL, SEED & SOWER
 COMMUNITY LEADERS
 GOOD HEALTH RELATIONS

18. Interest
Topic of interest
Identify the ”felt needs” of the
people
Then prepare a programme

19. Participation
 Educator should encourage people to
participate in health education
programmes
 Group discussions, panel discussions,
etc provide oppurtunities for people’s
participation
 Leads to acceptance

20. Known to Unknown
Start with what the people already know
and then give the new knowledge
Existing knowledge as people as the basic
step

21. Reinforcement
Also called as “booster dose”
Refers to repetition needed
When not possible for people to learn
new things in short time

22. Good Human Relations
 Health educator should have good
personal qualities
 Should be able to maintain friendly
relations with people
 Should have a kind and sympathetic
attitude

23. Community leaders
Leaders can be used to reach
people of the community and to
convince them about the need for
health education.

24. EDUCATIONAL AIDS USED IN
HEALTH EDUCATION
1. Audio aids
2. Visual aids
3. Combination of Audio-Visual
aids

25. HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THE
GENERAL PUBLIC
 Mass communication literally means
communication that is given to a community
where the people gathered together does not
belong to one particular group.
 Advantages
 large no. of people can be reached
 people of all socio-economic status
irrespective of their caste, creed and religion
 Medias
televisions, radios, posters, news papers, etc

26. ESSENTIALS OF HEALTH
EDUCATON TO THE PUBLIC
1. Accuracy and Truth
2. Presentation must be simple
3. Health education should be factual
4. Principles of health should be
taught

27. CONCLUSION
In a field such as health, it is natural that
“helping people to help themselves” should
be as important as direct service.
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