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Philosophy, Objectives and Settings of Health Education

Physical & Health Education · 50 practice questions

Meaning, philosophy and objectives of Health Education; settings of Health Education (home-based, school-based, community-based, health facility-based, workplace-based); meaning of Health Promotion.

  • Define health education.
  • State the philosophy and objectives of health education.
  • Differentiate between the meanings of health promotion and health education.

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  1. Practice question 1

    A key objective of health education is specifically to reduce the incidence of preventable diseases through

    • A.informed behaviour change
    • B.a factor entirely unrelated to behaviour or disease prevention
    • C.the complete avoidance of any behavioural change whatsoever
    • D.uninformed, random behaviour change with no particular direction
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    A. informed behaviour change

    Reducing preventable disease through informed behaviour change is specifically a key objective of health education.

  2. Practice question 2

    Effective health education specifically considers

    • A.the cultural beliefs and practices of its target audience when designing content
    • B.a factor entirely unrelated to the audience's own cultural context
    • C.no particular characteristic of its target audience whatsoever
    • D.only content imported directly from a different cultural context, with no adaptation
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    A. the cultural beliefs and practices of its target audience when designing content

    Effective health education specifically considers the cultural beliefs and practices of its target audience.

  3. Practice question 3

    Health education can be defined as the process of providing learning experiences that favourably influence

    • A.only an individual's financial literacy, with no reference to health
    • B.no aspect of an individual's health knowledge or behaviour whatsoever
    • C.individual health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour
    • D.a factor entirely unrelated to health knowledge or behaviour
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    C. individual health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour

    Health education is specifically defined by its aim of favourably influencing health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour.

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