CHAP 2 Flashcards
who envisioned ab health
Plato
“ a sound mind in a sound
body; for the good of the soul”
Health
Health education of ancient time
started with:
Rubinson and alles
concluded that the health
education profession has
been helping people for a
very long time now
Rubinson and alles
members of the
Role Delineation Project as:
the process of assisting
individuals, acting separately
and collectively, to make
informed decisions on
matters affecting individual,
family, and community
health”.
health education
Health education is a field of
interest, discipline, profession
Refers to the lifelong
interdependence, constant
interaction and balance of
the physical, emotional,
social and intellectual
dimensions of human
growth and development
Total health
good teaching demands:
adaptability
inventiveness
creativity
the teacher should be able
to adapt both
diff situations & types of students
HEALTH EDUCATION
Refers to the act of
providing information and
learning experiences for
purposes of:
behaviour change & improved health of client
Joint Committee of Health Education, 2005
a process with intellectual,
psychological, and social
dimensions relating to activities
that increase the abilities of
people to make informed
decisions affecting their
personal, family and community
well being.
health education
The nurse, as health educator,
provides clients with basic
information geared to:
health promotion
maintennace of health
prevention of illness
development of behaviour
health education consist of:
Physical health
emotional
mental
social
spiritual
learning experiences that helps
promote the ability of the body to
function accordingly.
physcial health
the ability of an individual to cope
with emotional stress and strain as
one faces the realities and challenges
of life.
emotional
