Health and Health Education

Author: Dr.V.Muruguvalavan

Health Education is not only concerned with the communication of information, but also with fostering motivation, skills and confidence necessary to take action to improve health. Health Education comprises consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving methods to improve health literacy and developing life skills which are conductive to individual and community health.

Health Education is vast area and it encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health. Health Education can be defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people respond to the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of health.

The comprehensive coverage and essential information on all aspects related to health education, skills and malnutrition have been discussed in the book. It will be one stop reference on all issues pertaining to children, their health, growth and development.

Contents:Introduction, Community Health Program, School Health Program and Personal Hygiene, Communicable Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention through other means and Immunization, Psychosomatic Disorders, Obesity, First Aid, Pollution (Air, Water, Sound and Radiation), Nutrition, Effects of Smoking, Alcohol and Drugs.

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