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o It is necessary to have a free flow of communication.
o The health educator has to adjust his talk and action to suit the participants.
o Health Education should provide an opportunity for the clients to go through
the stages of identification of problems, planning, implementation and
evaluation.
o Health Education should be based on scientific findings and current
knowledge
o Health Educators should have to make them-selves acceptable.
o Health Educators have to win the confidence of clients.
o Health Educators should not only have correct information with them on all
matters that they have to practice in a professional way.
o It must be remembered that people are not absolutely without any
information or ideas.
o The grave danger with health education programs is the pumping of all bulk
of information in one exposure, it has to be step by step
o Health Educators should use terms that can be immediately understood.
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