Friday, 20 October 2017

HEALTH EDUCATION SEM III

HEALTH EDUCATION

INTRODUCTION

Health implies a sufficient reserve of physical strength and ability to endurance as well as mental equilibrium to meet the demands of life.  And gain it has been said “If wealth is lost nothing is lost, if health is lost everything is lost”. Health is a condition of being “safe and sound”.

DEFINITION

1.      Who defines that health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being not merely the absence of disease or illness or deformity.
2.      Health education defines as it is concerned with changes in knowledge feeling and behavior of pupil.

PERSONAL HYGIENE

Personal hygiene may be defined as a branch of hygiene which concern itself with the adjustment which the individual must take to improve, preserve health of his body and mind. Personal hygiene includes the following elements:
     i.        Living conditions
   ii.        Cleanliness (Care for skin, teeth, ears, eyes & hair )

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMMES

     i.        Sanitation and cleanliness
   ii.        Planed living and proper housing
  iii.        Nutritional food and comfortable dress
  iv.        Standard of living
    v.        Mass cleanliness campaign
  vi.        Pond, well, drinking water facilities

CONCLUSION

Health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities to improve their health by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.


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