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1. INTRODUCTION Health education is a Profession of educating People about health It means making People aware of the various Practices that must be followed to ensure healthy Personal as well as Community life. There is sound mind lives in a Sound body. So education not be acquired without the proper frame of the mind and cannot be Possible without proper health and hygiene good health can be achieved through Our efforts and Proper health" education DEFINITION Health education is any Combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and Communities to improve their health by increasing their knowledge of influencing their

2. 1. Legal o regulatory approach This legal approach is considered as Pragmatic Strategy with quick results. e.g. :- Air Pollution and noise Pollution. under the regulations of air Pollution and noise pollution →The childhood marriages are Prevented in India through enforcement of the Child marriage Restraint Act 1929 2 Administrative of service approach :- (This approach intends to provide all the health facilities to the people at their doorsteps ) India attempted to use this approach though provision of basic health services at doorstep (in the year 1960 but it was a failure since it was not planed considering the needs of the people

3. attitudes Health education like general education is concerned with the Change in knowledge feelings and behavior of people or form it concentrates on developing Such health In its most usual practices as are Possible of well- -being → National R Conference USA, 1977 of Health education is any Combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate Voluntary Conducive to health actions → Green and Kreuter 2005 Health education is attempt to close the gap between What is known about optimum heath practice and that which is actually Practiced. mu mid → Approaches to Health education. There are four main approaches to health education they are :

4. SCOPE OF HEALTH EDUCATION. The scope of health education Stretches to all axes beyond our usual Calculations or plans. Some of the broad fields o r areas of health education are Stated under Content of health education. FOCUSED AREAS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION Hygiene Prevention of accidents Use of health services Family Welfare Human biology Nutrition control of Communicable non-communicable disease Mental health

5. HYGIENE : Hygienic practices of people help in keeping away the Communicable disease Person Should as an individual know how to keep himself and his Surroundings Clean Hygienic taught should include Practices (1) personal hygiene and (2)environmental hygiene. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS- Accidents are the most Common people-killer in the world Accidents Can home road and in work-site USE OF HEALTH SERVICES:- In most communities People are not aware of health Services.. available in the Community and the approaches to use such services.

6. FAMILY HEALTH CARE :- family is the first Person Comes institution which a across in life family gives identity. love. affection. and facilities needed to live, family teaches the religion. language behavior habits, etc. one person's ill health may affect the entire family. HUMAN BIOLOGY Children need to have understanding on biology police to learning about health hence biology Sessions begin from the kindergarten itself. Importance of exercise, adequate. Sleep and rest Importance of good health and practices to keep physically fit. NUTRITION is the very basic need to Survive All age groups must Know about nutrients and their daily recommended allowances.

7. Teach on balanced diet. Nutrient value of food stuff Meaning of malnutrition and ways. to prevent children from it. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental illnesses are slow killers be cause most often, the mentally ill brought to medical attention very late. People are not aware much about mental illnesses like other Chronic diseases. PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION. Participation Success of any Program depends upon people's. participation Community health Should encourage people to Participate, in Program The Alma - Ata the declaration Stated that the peoples have right and duty to participate in the planning and implementation of their health care.

8. Encouraging teaching methods like group discussion panel discussion, etc. would enhance the chances of people's participation Motivation Motivation is the fundamental desire to learn Motives are primary "I hunger sex. Survival) and Secondary C love, praise. rewards and Punishment Comprehension Health educator must always level of assess the literacy understating of the audience and use the words accordingly Simplified message always reach the audience well and gets a good feedback. known to unknown People tend to Show interest in listening, When the educator Starts with what the audience Know and get into What he wants them to know.

9. setting an example The educator automatically an individual 091 education becomes a r ole model to public while providing Hence he or she should follow what he / she preaches. Learning by doing- Lessons are always by doing and Learning is an action-oriented task Simple recitation. Action oriented methods Community leaders: - Getting into a community You are itself is a big task when. a Stranger to the place. easy to approach of educate 1+ S the community through the respected people of the locality. like the village president or headman. good health relations:- The health educator Should have good pleasing manners and admirable qualities to with the People. build Professional relations

10. Feedback feedback refers to the receivers indication that the message has been understood C decoded) in the way. that the Sender intended encoded).. Audio-visual Aids used in Health Education No health education is successful without audio v isual aids Audio-visual aids are appreciated foo their Smart appeal to more than one and Prevention of Monotony advancing technology greatly Supports the field to education and teaching methodologies by introducing teaching aids. many new Audio-visual aids are classified into Auditory aids- Auditory aids Works on the Principles of Sound electricity and magnetism It help in reproducing the Spoken words. Examples include Megaphones Microphone's Radios Sound amplified

11. Visual aid visual aid function on the principle of projection It is of 2 Types 1. projected aids a 2. non projected aids Projected aids This requires projection. from a Service to the Screen Examples include film strips Slide S Non- Projected aids- This does not require any projection Black board Pictures cartoons, photographs. clip Cheats.

12. Combined audio-visual aids- This helps to see and hear The examples include. Televisions Tape and Slide Combinations. Video cassette players and records Approaches in Health Communication – There are Three approaches used for Communicating health messages. They are individual approach. Group approach. Mass approach.

13. Panel Discussion:- A panel of 8 members who are qualified. to talk about the Specific issue or topic. present information and discuss personal views in front of a of audience. This may help audience to clarify and evaluate their positions regarding Specific issues being discussed. Group approach In the group discussion a group of individuals with similar interest gather formally or informally to bring up ideas solve problems or give comment. People in group discussion interact face to face Group consist of 6-12 members.