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Health education
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Characteristics of good teaching materials

 Meaningful and purposeful

 Accurate in every aspect

 Simple and cheap

 Up-to-date

 Easy portable

 Attractive

 Motivating to the learners

 Well organized

 Readable

 Appropriate to the message

 Appropriate to the educational level of the learners

 Combine a variety of direct and indirect teaching methods to

accomplish educational purpose.

Barriers of health education

 High percentages of illiteracy

 Poverty

 Time constraints

 Norms, values and believes

 Resistance to change

 Lack of family support

 Lack of community resources

 Lack of trained personnel in health agencies

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