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Health education: evidence of effectiveness
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Health education: nature and purpose |
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Even a limited discussion of the nature of health promotion is beyond the scope of this article.
We should, however, note that there is a divergence of opinion about its major goals and that it is not synonymous with health education. Its philosophy has been discussed in detail elsewhere.1-6
Health promotion may be viewed as a global strategy which incorporates health education.
Health education is defined operationally as:
` .... any intentional activity which is designed to achieve health or illness related learning, ie, some relatively permanent change in an individual's capability or disposition. Effective health education may, thus, produce changes in knowledge and understanding or ways of thinking; it may influence or clarify values; it may bring about some shift in belief or attitude; it may facilitate the acquisition of skills; it may even effect changes in behaviour or lifestyle' (p11).2
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Effectiveness |
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We are, at present, witnessing a demand
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