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    ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES Basic Community Health

    Introduction to Health Education


    Dr. N Sivarajah Department od Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna October 11, 2012 1-2 pm

    What is Health Education?


    Health Education is the process by which we use the techniques of education and communication to impart to the people, knowledge about health and the prevention of disease in such a way that they will use it for their own benefit and for the benefit of their families and the community to which they belong
    Dr. N Sivarajah H Ed 1 - MS 2

    Objective of (Health) education is Change of Behaviour

    Dr. N Sivarajah

    H Ed 1 - MS

    Change of Behaviour is achieved by


    1. Education

    Formal Informal
    Advertisements Wearing helmet, Implementation of Housing Ordinance, Butchers ordinance, Food & Drugs act etc

    2. Propaganda 3. Laws

    4. Brain Washing
    Dr. N Sivarajah H Ed 1 - MS 4

    Process of Behaviour change


    AWARENESS CONTINUED ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR CHANGE INTEREST REINFORCEMENT OR REPETITION

    MORE KNOWLEDGE

    CONTINUED PRACTICE
    MENTAL EVALUATION ADOPTION TRIAL CHANGE OF ATTITUDE
    Dr. N Sivarajah H Ed 1 - MS 5

    PRACTICE

    You cannot teach


    Unless the person has a desire to learn

    Dr. N Sivarajah

    H Ed 1 - MS

    Principles of Learning
    1. Learning is individual
    Preference to Time of day

    2. Motivation is the Key 3. Should be Relevant Relevance must be clear to the recipient

    Dr. N Sivarajah

    H Ed 1 - MS

    4. Ability to comprehend (understand) varies 5. Start from what is known 6. Active participation is essential

    Dr. N Sivarajah

    H Ed 1 - MS

    7. Repetition 8. Feed Back 9. Incentives


    1. Financial 2. Non financial Eg Healthy baby

    10. Environment

    Dr. N Sivarajah

    H Ed 1 - MS

    Remember !

    Health Education is not Magic There is no guarantee of success But Principles must be followed
    Dr. N Sivarajah H Ed 1 - MS 10

    If your plan is for 1 year

    PLANT PADDY
    If your plan is for 10 years PLANT TREES If your plan is for 100 years EDUCATE PEOPLE
    - Chinese Proverb Dr. N Sivarajah H Ed 1 - MS 11

    References
    Colvin Goonaratna (1986) Giving a lecture. Ceylon Medical Journal: 31; 43-8 J B Peiris (1986) Audio Visual Aids. Ceylon Medical Journal: 31;53-6

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    H Ed 1 - MS

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