Health education 2459566 222240178 2008-06-28T07:50:42Z 124.217.109.33 '''Health education''' is defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of [[health]]. The ultimate aim of Health Education is '''Positive Behavioural Modification''' Education for health begins with people. It hopes to motivate them with whatever interests they may have in improving their [[living conditions]]. Its aim is to develop in them a sense of responsibility for health conditions for themselves as individuals, as members of families, and as communities. In communicable disease control, health education commonly includes an appraisal of what is known by a population about a disease, an assessment of habits and attitudes of the people as they relate to spread and frequency of the disease, and the presentation of specific means to remedy observed deficiencies. ([http://www.doh.wa.gov/notify/other/glossary.htm Washington State Department of Health]) Health education is included in the curriculum of most schools. In the [[United States]] some forty states require the teaching of health education. A comprehensive health education curriculum consists of planned learning experiences which will help students achieve desirable attitudes and practices related to critical health issues. Some of these are: [[emotional health]] and a positive [[self image]]; appreciation, respect for, and care of the [[human body]] and its [[vital organ]]s; [[physical fitness]]; health issues of [[alcohol]], [[tobacco]], [[drug use]] and [[drug abuse|abuse]]; health misconceptions and quackery; effects of exercise on the body systems and on general well being; [[nutrition]] and [[weight control]]; [[sexual relationship]]s, the scientific, social and economic aspects of community and ecological health; [[communicable disease|communicable]] and [[degenerative disease]]s including [[sexually transmitted disease]]s; [[disaster preparedness]]; safety and driver education; choosing professional medical and health services; and choices of health careers. The term Health Education can also refer to the process of educating health professionals, including post-secondary education culminating in supervised experience. ==See also== * [[American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance]] * [[Council on Education for Public Health]] * [[Dorothy Nyswander]] * [[Environmental, Safety and Health Communication]] * [[Health literacy]] * [[Health promotion]] * [[HealthTeacher]] * [[Life extension]] * [[Personal, Social and Health Education]] * [[Physical education class]] * [[Public health]] * [[School Health Education Study]] * [[United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare]] * [[United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions]] ==References== *B. G. Simons-Morton, W. H. Greene, & N. H. Gottlieb. ''Introduction to Health Education and Health Promotion.'' 2nd edition. Waveland Press, 1995. ==External links== *[http://www.yourpracticeonline.com.au/multimedia.html Health Education through Animation Video] *[http://www.aahcdc.org Association of Academic Health Centers (USA)] *[http://www.acaho.org Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (Canada)] *[http://www.bcahc.ca British Columbia Academic Health Council (Canada)] *[http://www.headstart4 health.com proactive health management for kids] [[Category:Health education]] [[Category:Public health education]] {{health-stub}} [[fr:Éducation à la santé]]