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Health education
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must also address the other factors that affect health behavior such

as availability of resources, social support….etc

Scope of health education

 Health promotion

 Disease prevention
 Health restoration/ rehabilitation

Environmental safety Preventive measures Treatment and

and Heredity rehabilitation

Promotion of health Maintenance of health Restoration of health

Health behavior

Effective health education

Scope of Health Education

The role of health educator

 Concerned about how people actually feel, not how we think they

should feel.

 Interested in how people look at their own problems, not only in

the problems we see ourselves.

 Encouraged the people to understand their problems and choose

the most appropriate solutions for themselves.

 Not blame people if they do not behave in a healthy way. Often

unhealthy behavior is not the fault of the individual but the others

(families, communities, and even regional and national authorities).

 Develop the confidence and skills to help themselves

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