Health education

2016 Cultural Reflection Cultural competency among health educators can be defined as “requires that organizations have set values and principles, and demonstrate behaviors, attitudes, policies, and structures that enable them to work effective cross-culturally” (Goode). Cultural competence is a developmental process that evolves over an extended period (Goode). It is highly important to know about cultural competency. It is a key factor for health educators to be effective with students from…

article “Education, Personal Control, Lifestyle, and Health: A Human Capital Hypothesis,” further supported the claims that the level of education affects one’s health. Since education help individuals develop habits, skills, resources, and an ability that helps individuals achieve a better life; Mirowsky claims that “health is not just a lucky but an unintended consequence of the prosperity that is contingent on education.” This means that at the same time you are pursuing a higher education,…

Having abstinence only education as a form of sexual health education can lead women to be have problems in the future. As in the article “We need to raise awareness about female fertility before it is too late”, there is a nurse who mentions the importance for young people to be taught the biology of reproduction as a part of a sexual health education class (Denton 32). She states that there are women around their late thirties and early forties who are having a hard time conceiving (Denton 32)…

class will affect my future teaching in many ways. For starters, Health/Physical Education will allow me and the students to have flexibility within the general classroom setting. I will have free range to integrate my core curriculum with Health/Physical Education to ensure that I reach state standards as well as give the students variety. In doing so, the students will see the importance of anatomy when health/Physical Education is infused. Not to mention, this will give the students the…

Health Education: From Theory to Practice Oxygen is one of the most essential and vital requirements for human existence. Other basic components for survival such as eating, drinking, and sleeping are crucial, but without the breath of life and the simple act of inspiration, which fills our lungs and blood with oxygen, nothing becomes more basic and necessary for life. We will be assessing the needs and the issues related to clean air and the respiratory health issue of asthmatic children living…

in affecting health outcomes and these outcomes vary dependent upon socioeconomic status. With social factors such as education and income negatively affecting the less fortunate and social classes creating borders within health care, good health tends to be enjoyed by the affluent members of society. Overall, one could argue that a societal approach, rather an individualist approach, is the most effective way to confront the issues at hand. Social factors largely impact health and disease…

I am in Health Promotions studying to become a Certified Health Education Specialist. I am not exactly sure what vocation God is leading me towards, but three vocations, which are health counseling, health research,…

In 2006, the Yonkers School District hired Jeffrey Kirby to teach Health Education at the Pearls Hawthorne School which serves pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Kirby used an icebreaker assignment to introduce the topic of Health and the Human Reproduction. Kirby invited several students to draw and label the parts of the male reproductive system on the blackboard. Amanda, a female student, who arrived late for class saw the drawings on the blackboard and asked to be excused for a…

Physical Education on World Health Assuring oneself good health demands that one goes beyond observing instructions from health professionals. One ought to appreciate the contributions of routines like hand washing, proper sanitation, good diets, access to clean water, and sufficient physical exercises towards attainment of proper health. Societies should look past the national programs in order to appreciate and borrow what has worked well in other countries in the guest of good health for…

Health and Physical Education Rationale Health and Physical Education (HPE) is vital for all children and adolescents to achieve their potential. As one of the five key learning areas, HPE develops lifelong skills, including improved social and emotional health, physical development and cognitive growth. The health and well-being of all students are considered, as developmentally appropriate skills are practiced in a positive and safe environment. While acquiring knowledge and understanding…