health education ! Flashcards
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aims of health education
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- Motivate people to adopt health promoting behaviours by providing appropriate knowledge and help developing a positive attitude
- Help people to make decisions about their health and acquire the necessary confidence and skills to put their decisions into practice
2
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definiton
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A process that informs, motivates and helps people to adopt and maintain healthy practices and lifestyles, advocates environmental changes needed to facilitate this goal and conducts professional training and do research to achieve goal.
3
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different approaches
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- persuasion approach
- informed decision making approach
4
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basic principles of health education (9)
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interest
participation
known to unknown
comprehension
reinforcement
motivation
scientific precision and credibility
presentation
asudience