1. Effective Procedures of Using Various
Methods of Health Education
Prepared by
Deepak Pandey ‘B’
MPH 2nd Semester
2. Introduction
Method of health education are the technique
or ways in which series of activities are carried
out to communicate ideas, information and
develop necessary skills and attitude.
3. Method of health education
1. Individual method
2. Group method
3. Mass method
4. Individual method
The method where receiver of message is
single individual and health education
providers also single or in sometimes may be
more then one individual.
This method involves person to person or face
to face communication which provides
maximum opportunity of two way flows of
ideas, knowledge and information.
6. Interview
Interview is to meet and talk each other and
collect information and ideas.
Facial expression, gesture, body talk, eye
contact, personal space and other non verbal
forms should equally important as verbal
responses.
7. Interview Contd…
Types of interview
There are various type of interview they are:-
Structured interview
Unstructured interview
Formal interview
Informal interview
In-depth interview
8. Interview Contd…
Procedure of interview
1. Preparation for interview
Decide the topic and objective of interview
Collect sufficient information about the topic
Decide the interviewee
Develop questionnaire
Decide place and time of interview
Take consent by interviewee
Organized arrangement for interview eg room
arrangement, tea or water if required, stationary
to note down
9. Procedure of interview contd….
2. Beginning of interview
Establish rapport with interviewee
State the purpose and importance of interview and
realize interviewee about the responsibility
Ask question politely, listen carefully and maintain
eye contact
Don’t comment during the interview
Provide enough time for think and response
Keep on the subject and keep control of the
interview
Keep the interview like the healthy conversation
rather then making it question answer or quiz
session
Avoid anything disturbing the interview
10. Procedure of interview contd….
3. Conclusion, suggestion and report
Discuss with interviewee to reach the
conclusion regarding the problem
Give suggestion according to need
Close interview in a friendly manner by thanks
and greeting
Make written report of the interview result
11. Advantage and Disadvantage of
interviewAdvantage
It helps to know individual’s knowledge,
attitude, feelings and practice in particular
subject
Exchange of ideas and feeling
Helpful to reach better conclusions of certain
problems
Easy to conduct with less cost and limited
facilities
Even illiterate persons can be interviewed and
taught
12. Disadvantage of interview
If proper rapport is not build and trust cannot
be achieved interview may refuse to answer
or may not give true answer
It takes more time and will be difficult to cover
wide range of target population
13. Counseling
Counseling is the process of encouraging and
helping an individual in identifying problem,
exploring cause of problem and identify the
way of its solution
The decision of action strategies is made on
Clint's own choice with least of advice from
the counselor
14. Procedure of Counseling
1. Rapport building
2. Identifying Clint need or problems
3. The counselor should help the Clint in finding
ways to solve the problem by encouraging in
discussion and develop problem solving
strategies based on the situation
4. Maintaining patience
5. Keep secret
6. Return follow up counseling
15. GATHER in Family Planning Counseling
G – Greet the Clint respectfully
A – Ask them about their family planning needs
T – Tell them about different contraceptives
options and methods
H – Help them to make decisions about choices
of methods
E – Explain and demonstrate how to use the
method
R – Return visit and follow up
16. Advantage and Disadvantage of
Counseling
Advantage
It is helpful in dealing with individual Clint and
motivate to take necessary action to solve health
problems by himself
It maintain two way communication
It is not required to be literate for counseling
Clint can understand the positive and negative
point of particular subject matter
Help to solve the complicated and serious
problems
17. Disadvantage
It takes more time
It is difficult to cover wide range of people
There may be need of privacy to explore
problem
18. Group Method
Group method is the one of the method of health
education which contains homogeneous nature of
participants
Some group methods of ealth education are:-
Mini lecture
Demonstration
Discussion
- Group discussion
- Seminar
- Workshop
- Symposium
- Role play
19. Mini lecture
It is a group method of health education
Health educator uses verbal explanation
about particular topic in front of participants
Health educator can use blackboard, OHP, LCD
projector and can maintain eye contact and
study non verbal response of participants
Interaction should be maintain and feedback
can be receive
20. Procedure of Mini Lecture
1. Warm up phase
2. Deliberation phase
3. Discussion phase
4. Closing phase
21. Advantage and Disadvantage of Mini
Lecture
Advantage
Two way communication between health
educators and participants
Along with verbal explanation, health
educator can visualized the session with use of
multimedia, posters and interacts with
participants
Presentation of material in a concise and
logical form in a short time
22. Disadvantage
If two way communication is not
maintained interaction is minimum and
may be boring session for participants
It can be long monotonous presentation
of material by a health educator and can
create certain passiveness of the listeners
attitude
This is not suitable when skills have to
impart
23. Demonstration
Demonstration is the process of providing
knowledge and skills as well as developing
attitude of a group of
Health education by demonstration involves
verbal and visual explanation
It is a mixture of theoretical and practical
teaching
If the skill have to develop among participants
demonstration is the best technique among
other methods
25. 1. Pre demonstration stage
Select topic and content of demonstration
Establish objective of demonstration
Select demonstrator
Decide time and place of demonstration
Determine target group and invite participants
for the day of demonstration if required
Sitting arrangement and stage preperation
Collect and check materials and equipments
required
Practice for competency
26. 2. Actual demonstration stage
Rapport building
Mention purpose and objective of
demonstration
Conduct demonstration step by step as
planned. Give verbal explanation
simultaneously
Maintain eye contact and check each step by
asking questions if it is understood well before
going to the next step
Do not prolong the demonstration
Repeat at confusing points
27. 3. End of the demonstration stage
Ask participants to come in the stage and
perform demonstration
Observe carefully when participants are
demonstrating
Tell participants to observe carefully where they
do mistake
Help each participant when they annoy during
performance of demonstration and correct if they
do mistake
Organize discussion session
Summarize demonstration at the end and thanks
participants
28. Advantage and Disadvantage of
Demonstration
Advantage
This is only one method of health education
where skills have to impart
Theory and practical provide concrete and
realistic picture of what is being taught
resulting in a more lasting impression
Participants achievement could be
immediately assess through verbal expression
and skill practice
30. Role play
It is one of the group method of health
education to give a simple, single and short
message to audience through acting out
imaginary characteristics in the stage
Role play not require written script, rehearsal,
and specialized stage.
31. Procedure of Role Play
1. Pre role play stage:-
Determine topic of role play
Determine appropriate time and place
Make arrangement of sitting, lighting,
ventilation
Set the stage appropriately so that audience
can see easily
Collect and manage required materials
32. 2. Actual performance stage
Start role play as plan
3. End of the role play
Give introduction by all role players
Interact with audience about what message
they perceived
Explain message that is supposed to be
imparted with role playing
Receive feedback
Thanks for watching role play
33. Advantage and Disadvantage of Role
Play
Advantage
Give learners opportunity to express their ideas
based on real life situation and can learn from
each other.
Enables the learners to see things through the
eyes of others. Start learning how knowledge
and attitude affect health behavior.
34. Disadvantage
It may lead to only a recreational activity not
educational.
Everybody can not successfully act due to
shyness , lack of experience , lack of confidence
and expression skills.
Every learner may not get opportunity to
participate as role player.
35. Group Discussion
A group is an aggregation of people interacting in a
face to face situation. It is a two way
communication where people learn by exchanging
their views and experiences. This method is useful
when the group have common interest and similar
problems
Group size :An ideal group may consists of Six to
Twelve members depending upon the situation so
that each person is able to communicate with all
the others face to face to reach to a decision and
achieve the common goal.
37. Advantage and Disadvantage of group
discussion
Advantage
Develops creativity, confidence and ability of
judgment in the members or learners.
Helps learners to come to a group decision
and solve their common problem. Group
decision is better than individual decision.
Helps members to become active learners
and learn new knowledge, ideas and
experiences about their subject of concern
through a cooperative process.
38. Disadvantage
Some self-conscious members may not
venture to bring forth their valid idea "for fear
of disapproval by other members”.
Sometimes discussion may be prolonged
without any fruitful result, or it may take
longer time to come to the conclusion or
decision.
Somebody may not feel personally
responsible for the result of discussion. So,
they may not participate well.
39. Panel Discussion
Panel discussion is one of the methods of group
teaching.
The panel members will be a group of experts normally 3
or 4 persons who themselves enter into question and
answer process regarding a specific topic of discussion.
The health educator can manage to identify and bring
the experts. He can work as a coordinator to introduce
topic and the experts, and also help conduct the
discussion.
40. Advantages and Disadvantage of Panel
Discussion
Advantage
Provides varied knowledge, ideas and
experiences about the subject of concern to the
learners.
Interesting and can draw attention of the
audience or learners.
Learners get opportunity to ask questions and
pass comments, which help, in teaching-learning
process.
41. Disadvantage
Sometimes it is difficult to get the appropriate
experts.
Difficult to set definite time to suit the experts.
42. Symposium
A symposium is a series of speeches on a selected
subject. Each person or expert present an aspect of
the subject briefly.
In symposium, there is no discussion among the
members but in the end, the audience may raise
questions.
The chairman makes a comprehensive summary at
the end of the entire session.
43. Advantage and Disadvantage of Symposium
Advantage
It is interesting and draws attention.
Speakers can develop the techniques of finding
information as well as the techniques of
presentation.
participants get opportunity to learn from
concerned experts and get up-to-date
knowledge.
Develops the habit of listening and critical
thinking.
44. Disadvantages
Difficult to get the appropriate experts.
May be time consuming.
Difficult to adjust time at the convenience of
the experts.
45. Workshop
To work and to learn from practical experience is the
theme of workshop.
It consists of a series of meeting with emphasis on
individual work within a group with the help of
consultants and resource personnel.
The total workshop may be divided in to small group
and each group will choose a chairman and recorder.
46. Advantage and Disadvantage of Workshop
Advantage
Helps to provide up-to-date knowledge and
skills as well as to develop appropriate
attitude.
Provide varied learning experiences like
listening, speaking, discussion etc.
Enhances participant’s power of thinking and
critical learning.
47. Disadvantage
Take long time to organize the workshop. It
might take weeks or even months.
Needs more money, materials and physical
facilities.
Sometimes it may be difficult to get
appropriate consultant.
48. Seminar
In seminar, several expertise from different
discipline meet to deliberate on particular field.
The members or participants of the seminar
come together to exchange views on current
problems or to share with others their own
problems, experiences and new encounter
experiments.
49. Mass Method
Large number of heterogeneous group of
people are participants of mass method of
health education
There is no two way communication in mass
method of health education
Health education methods which covers
diverse audience at a time
51. Exhibition
It is systematic and meaningful display of
educational materials with an intention to educate
large number of people within a limited period of
time and at a particular place.
Exhibition can sometimes be organized to provide
health education to the community people.
52. Exhibition contd….
Exhibition consists of the use of different
teaching materials and methods to illustrate
and explain the points of teaching. They are
posters, charts, video player etc
A good exhibition can be a very effective
media for health education since it display
material covering various aspect of health.
53. Advantages
Provides better learning through varieties of
experiences like hearing, seeing, touching, feeling
and tasting.
Opportunity may be provided for practical learning
through demonstration, manipulation of objects and
through practice.
Interesting and attractive because of decorations,
good setting, and other lively displays.
Helps students to develop creativity.
Organizing exhibition can also help learn some new
knowledge and skills.
54. Disadvantages
Difficult to organize in terms of money,
materials and manpower.
Difficult to organize to suit different kinds
of people with different needs, background,
interest ,etc.
Difficult to get appropriate place and adjust
to the available time due to lack of
resources, unfavorable weather, etc