Topic outline
- General
- Topic 1
Topic 1
Starting your Health Education Work: Basic Principles
Definition and concepts of health
Narrow perspectives of health
Broader perspectives of health
Physical health
Psychological health
Emotional component
Social component
Health education
Rationale for health education
Health promotion
Finding out what’s going on in your community
Participation
Using multiple methods and materials in health education
Organising and planning
Audience segmentation
Needs-based assessment
Motivation
- Topic 2
Topic 2
Approaches to Health Education
Groups
Community
Educational objectives of health education
Decision-making
Goals of health education
Behaviour change
Self-empowerment
Community development
Health Extension Practitioners and health education
- Topic 3
Topic 3
Factors Affecting Human Health
Health and human behaviour
Types of health behaviours
The Health Field Concept
Risk factors and human health and behaviour
The chain of infection model
The communicable disease model
Health risk reduction for non-communicable diseases
- Topic 4
Topic 4
Human Behaviour and Health: 1
Tertiary prevention
Social diagnosis
Epidemiological diagnosis
Environmental and behavioural diagnosis
Predisposing factors
Enabling factors
Reinforcing Factors
- Topic 5
Topic 5
Human Behaviour and Health: 2
Perspectives on health and illness
Explanations of illness
Personalistic explanation
The Health Belief Model
Adopter categories
- Topic 6
Topic 6
Principles of Learning
Characteristics of learning
Steps in learning
Freedom
Physiological factors
Psychological factors
Environmental factors
Teaching methodology
- Topic 7
Topic 7
Introduction to Health Communication
Objectives of health communication
Society
One-way communication
Two-way communication
- Topic 8
Topic 8
Components of Health Communication
The source (sender)
Before you communicate
Types of appeals in health communication
The rules for selecting channels
Feedback
Stages of health communication
- Topic 9
Topic 9
Methods and Approaches of Health Communication
Intrapersonal communication
Interpersonal communication
Mass communication
Oral or verbal communication
Written communication
Non-verbal communication
Approaches to health communication
Barriers to effective communication
- Topic 10
Topic 10
How to Teach Health Education and Health Promotion
Health talks
Group discussion
Demonstration
Role play
Traditional means of communication
Printed materials
Visual materials
- Topic 11
Topic 11
Counselling and Group Work in Health Education
Individual health education
Qualities of a good counsellor
Approaches to counselling
Places to conduct counselling
Health education with groups
Group dynamics
Group functions
School health education
The role of Health Extension Practitioners in the school programme