Health education

Continuing health education includes activities, learning encounters or individual attempts that resolve in either a recognized, also known as credentialed, or unrecognized also known as uncredentialled knowledge according to Leadlow and Stephens (2018). The formal CHE includes those undertakings backed through specialized organizations or through a higher education that offers credit, towards a certificate or licensure. Mensik and Kennedy (2016) mentioned the necessity for more formal…

Health education is defined as a science that comprises of environmental, physical, biological and psychological sciences that enhance health and helps in the prevention of diseases, sudden death and disabilities. This is done through educating practitioners by studying their behavioral changes and at the same time it helps in the development of institutional, group, and community strategies that in turn enhance health skills and knowledge. Do I really need to hire a health educator? A…

Alexus Saldivar Health Education and Promotion Settings Health education/promotion is done by professionally trained health education specialist. Health education and promotion has become a need in society as people become more knowledgeable about health and as we see an incline in health care. Health education and promotion can be found in various settings. Health education and promotion are found in settings such as; schools, public or community, and worksite settings. In the school setting…

term mental health to refer to those who suffered from intellectual disabilities, what I use to refer to as mental retardation. One of the main reasons for this association was the special education classrooms in high school that helped educate and take care of children who suffered from serve autism and other intellectual disabilities. These classrooms were the only opportunity I had to be around people who struggled with incapacities, and because of that I associated mental health to refer…

stated that health education is a single profession with common roles and responsibilities. In the field of health education, there are roles, responsibilities, and certifications necessary for advancement. This stems from the need for a common standard for the practice of health education (Cortrell, Girvan, McKenzie & Seabert, 2015). This is contained in the seven areas of responsibility, competencies, sub-competencies, which are the required skills for the practice of health education…

Education is the source of healthcare in any country. Without education there are no health care services. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and any health care worker require education. Education is needed to be able to study and learn about medical sciences and hence provide good health system. Education shapes the health workers and prepares them to treat individuals well. Good health care workers come from education. Most of the critical aspects of a health care system are learnt through…

IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY(A CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OJO CATONMENT ,LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA) INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The importance of oral health care can never be over emphasized, as oral health education has helped people to prevent the occurrences of oral diseases in our societies. Oral health education is necessary to improve individual oral hygiene through the effective communication of oral health education information to…

Learners Theories, Principles and Health Education Models The purpose of this post is to discuss Learners Theories and how to apply it when addressing the high incidence of infant mortality rate in my community (Franklin County, Ohio) with mothers and expectant mothers. According to Nies &McEwen, 2015 page 124: Learners Theories help us understands how individual, families and groups learn. Nies & McEven postulate different theories that can be useful to the nurse in educating its patients.…

of whether to continue with their education or jump right into a career. College is a four-year, often longer, commitment that does not ensure a career with a higher salary…

Education outcomes have multiple determinants and are results of complex interconnected variables. It has often been typically suggested that success and achievement are combinations of many factors such as class size, teacher education, parent involvement, and physical and mental health status. Academic achievement is described and determined based on grade point average, test scores, graduation rate, and college enrollment. Among many other things, academic achievement is important for the…