Health education

This lesson objective falls under the Idaho Health Education Standards goal 1.1, “Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health” (Idaho State Department of Education, 2010, p.12). This lesson builds on this goal and particular objective by having the students work together to discuss positive habits alongside their negative counterparts…

National Health Education Standard 2 focuses on analyzing the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behavior; all of which align with the topics covered in this chapter. We have focused on the importance of positive self-esteem, deciphered positive and negative media messages, and practiced assertiveness skills. In addition, National Health Education Standard 4 which focuses on the ability to use interpersonal…

• Research Article 1: Using Peer Health Education to Enhance Family Life Education. Puentes and Wassel’s (2003) article discusses development and implementation of a family life education curriculum intervention program entitled Peer Family Life Education Project (PFLEP) (Puentes & Wassel, 2003).This program teaches sexual education and was implemented at an urban middle school to the attending adolescent children. The article discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the program, and…

Shanae McKenzie Unit 20 P2: Explain two models of behaviour change that have been used in recent national health education campaigns. intro In this assignment I will be explaining two models of behaviour change which has been used in recent national health education campaigns. There are several different types of models of behaviour which displays the change in the latest national health education campaigns. I will be explaining about the planned behaviour theory and the social learning…

alone, which is what interested me in my profession of choice, and wanting to finish school with a BA in Health Science with focus on Health and Wellness. Health and Wellness covers a broad range of knowledge with the grand scheme of improving the lives of others, by using preventive action in healthcare. Allowing me to be employed in a variety of fields such as Wellness Coordinators, Health Educators or Personal Trainers to name a few.…

My journey in the health field began at a fairly young age. When I was in middle school I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). After the diagnosis, my life consisted of doctor appointments and hospitals. I was amazed at how the doctors would know what to do and what to prescribe to make me feel better. Soon enough I developed an interest in medicine and had my mind set on going to college and becoming a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor to help people in the way these doctors…

Originators and Purpose The Health Belief Model (HBM) was develop by a group of social psychologists: Irwin M. Rosenstock, Godfrey M. Hochbaum, and S. Stephen Kegeles, in the U. S. Public Health Service in the 1950s. According to the Hayden (2014), it “is by far the most commonly used theory in health education and health promotion” (p. 65). Before the HBM was developed, the social psychologists wanted to know why most of the people are not willing to participate in checkups for diseases, while…

Healthy People 2020 is a national organization that emphasizes the importance of health education across the lifespan. Early and Middle Childhood was added in Healthy People 2020 to merge the gap from infancy to adolescences (Early and Middle Childhood, n.d). According to Healthy People 2020, studies show that how children develop in this stage sets the tone for the child’s healthy development and lifelong learning: considering, by the of 3 the human brain grows 90 percent of its adult size…

the lack of sex education for queer students impact their mental health and emotional wellbeing? It is important to begin with an acknowledgement of the value of identity validation. Among LGBTQ+ communities across all age groups, geographic locations, and other social identifiers, a common experience is the lack of validation – or even recognition – of queer identities. This can become especially salient within sex educational contexts. I work as a Health Educator with Peer Health Exchange…

chains can affect their mental health, causing depression, anxiety or stress. I believe my purpose is to release people from the chains of their past or any circumstance that is preventing them from being free. While pursuing my undergraduate degree at Spelman College, I cultivated my passion for mental health. I established a mental health concentration within my coursework, where I was able to focus on the aspects psychology that was closely related to mental health. . There is not enough…