Health education in community health nursing

Health education in community health nursing

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  Health education By, Mr.Gururaj Guggari AssistantProfessor in Community Health Nursing Department Shri B M Patil Institute of Nursing Sciences Vijayapur ,Karnataka
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  Introduction Health education isa term commonly used and referred to by health professional. Health education is indispensable in acheiveng individual and community health.
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  A process aimedat encouraging people to want to be healthy, to know hoe to stay healthy, to do what they can individually and collectively to maintain health, and to seek help when needed. By alma Ata declaration Definitions
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  • Health educationis the process by which people change their habits, attitudes and knowledge and choose the path leading to better health. • Health education aims of bridging the gulf between the health knowledge and health practices of the people.
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  Aims of healthEducation • The aim of Health education is to help people to achieve health by their own actions and efforts. The WHO has stated the aims of health education as follows: • To ensure that health is valued as an asset to the community. • To equip the people with skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable them to solve their health problems by their own actions and efforts. • To promote the development and proper use of health services
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  • Health educationis most important tool of community health • It aims at breaking down barriers of ignorance, prejudice and misconceptions and providing learning experiences which favorably influence habits, attitudes and knowledge relating to individuals, family and community health
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  Changing concept • Preventionof disease to promotion of healthy life style. • The modification of individual behaviour to modification of social environment in which the individual live. • Community participation to community involvement. • Promotion of individuals and community self reliance.
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  Scope of healtheducation • Preventing diseases • Promoting health • Curative aspect (drug, diet, rest etc.,) • Rehabilitation and follow-up • Utilizing the services • National health programmes
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  Principles of healtheducation Credibility It is the degree to which the message to be communicated is perceived as trustworthy by the receiver.
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  Interest It is psychologicalprinciple that people are unlikely to listen to those things which are not to their interest. Participation Health education should aim at encouraging people to work actively with health worker and others in identifying their own health problems and also in developing solutions and plan to work them out.
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  Motivation • Awakening thedesire is called motivation Comprehension • In health education we must know the level of understanding ,education and literacy of people to whom the teaching is directed.
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  Reinforcement Repetation at intervalis nessasry Learning by doing “If I hear,I forget; If I see,I remember; If I do,I know.”
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  Known to unknown •From particular to general, simple to cmore complicated. Setting an example • The health educator should set a good example in life things.
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  • Good humanrelation Sharing of information ,ideas and feelings happen most easily between people who have a good relationship. • Feedback For effective communication feed back is nessasary. • Leaders We learn best from people whom we respect and regard.
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  Areas of healtheducation • Human biology • Nutrition • Hygiene 1.personal 2. environmental • Care of mother and children • Prevention of communicable diseases • Mental health • Prevention of accidents • Use of health services
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  Methods of healtheducation • Individuals methods 1. Interviews 2. Dialogues 3. Interpersonal communication 4. Counseling • Group methods 1.One way methods: lecturer, films, charts, flannel graph, exhibits and flash cards 2. Two way methods: Group discussions, panel discussions, symposium, work shop, role play, demonstration, programmed instructions
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  Methods of healtheducation • Public/ community approach method 1. Posters 2. Press 3. Health magazines 4. Films 5. Radios 6. Television 7. Health exhibitions 8. Health museums
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