Home›Public Health Programs›Program Kind›Health EducationPracticeHealth EducationHealth Guidance PracticeReference and ClassificationDevelopingHealth education is the practice of educating people about health, and it covers environmental, physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual health as well as sexual and reproductive health education. It can be defined as any combination of learning activities that aim to help individuals and communities improve their health by expanding knowledge or altering attitudes. The cited article records several official definitions, among them the 1975 National Conference on Preventive Medicine description of a process that informs, motivates and helps people adopt and maintain healthy practices and lifestyles, and the World Health Organization description of consciously constructed opportunities for learning designed to improve health literacy. Public health programs that teach communities about disease prevention and healthy behavior are grouped under this practice.FactsHealth EducationConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationPractice ClassWell-attestedPreventive or Public Health Practice 1Evidence StrengthWell-attestedModerate 1Health EducationFilter Results98 entriesGeographic ScopeAllAfrica (18)Argentina (1)Asia (16)Australia (3)Bangladesh (2)Belgium (1)Cambodia (2)Canada (1)China (1)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (1)East Asia (1)Ethiopia (1)Europe (3)India (3)Jamaica (1)Kazakhstan (1)Malaysia (1)Mali (1)Maryland (1)Nigeria (1)North America (13)Sierra Leone (2)Sistan (1)South Africa (1)South America (3)South Korea (1)Sub-Saharan Africa (2)Switzerland (3)Thailand (1)Trinidad and Tobago (1)Uganda (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (4)Venezuela (1)Where (Country)AllAfrica (18)Argentina (1)Asia (16)Australia (3)Bangladesh (2)Belgium (1)Cambodia (2)Canada (1)China (1)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (1)East Asia (1)Ethiopia 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Karyakram, Public Health Programs Well-attested Jhpiego, Public Health Programs Well-attested Kenya Community Health Strategy, Public Health Programs Well-attested Liberia National Community Health Assistant Program, Public Health Programs Well-attested LiveLighter, Public Health Programs Well-attested Living Goods, Public Health Programs Well-attested MAKNA National Cancer Council Malaysia, Public Health Programs Well-attested Malawi Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood, Public Health Programs Well-attested Mali Health, Public Health Programs Well-attested Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Public Health Programs Well-attested Mexico National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes, Public Health Programs Well-attested Showing 1 to 50 of 98 in Practice Delivered By Program, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. Health EducationArticle textIn Seedaket et als systematic review, they concluded that both school-based and community-based interventions can be successful in improving MHL.Wikipedia, lead sectionHealth education is a profession of educating people about health.Lead sectionHealth education is a profession of educating people about health.View the Sourceunsouthsouth.org: Community Health Clinics in Bangladeshunsouthsouth.orgPractice Delivered By Program: Bangladesh Community Clinic Program, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Bangladesh Community Clinic Program, Page textIt is a preventive-biased center as it provides mainly health education and health promotional services.View the Sourcechwcentral.org: Sierra Leone National Community Health Worker Policychwcentral.orgPractice Delivered By Program: Sierra Leone National Community Health Worker Policy, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Sierra Leone National Community Health Worker Policy, Page textCHWs provide counseling to both men and women on the benefits of birth spacing, and they are equipped to distribute condoms and oral contraceptive pill refills.View the SourceWorld Stroke Day (Wikipedia)Practice Delivered By Program: World Stroke Day, Lead sectionQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: World Stroke Day, Lead sectionWorld Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better care and support for survivors.View the SourceWikipedia: National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalitiontier 2WikipediaPractice Delivered By Program: Text4baby, Article textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Text4baby, Article textOn February 4, 2010, Chief Technology Officer of the United States and Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Aneesh Chopra announced the launch of Text4baby, an educational program of HMHB developed through a broad public-private partnership.View the Sourcejhpiego.org: Helping Mothers Survive (Jhpiego)jhpiego.orgPractice Delivered By Program: Helping Mothers Survive, Page textQuote, Practice Delivered By Program: Helping Mothers Survive, Page textAs the global secretariat for HMS, Jhpiego introduced the HMS approach and has reached more than 100,000 providers in 65+ countries.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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