ASPECTS OF HEALTH

EDUCATION
1. BEHABIORAL SCIENCES
 Psychological predisposition

 Environmental reinforcement

 Socio-cultural context
2. PUBLIC HEALTH
 Health promotion is a common function in
public health agencies. Determinants of health
problems include the environment, medical care,
personal lifestyle which are often discovered in
the public health realm.
3. EDUCATION
 Education refers to the study and practice of
teaching and learning which plays a vital role in
the development of health education.
 IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH
EDUCATION
1. Enhance knowledge awareness
2. Promotes health, safety, and security of the
people
3. Develop and improve community resources
4. Increase productivity and strength of character
5. Disease prevention
6. Minimize cost
7. Self-reliant behavior
 THE CHANGE PROCESS
Perceive the need for change.

Initiate group interaction

Implement change one step at a time

Evaluate the overall results of the change process

and make further adjustments.
 FACTORS AFFECTING CHANGE

1. Culture
2. Demographics
3. Socioeconomic Conditions and Environmental
Circumstances
4. State of wellness and development
 CHANGE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE
FILIPINO HEALTH VALUE SYSTEM
1. Home remedies
2. Traditional Healing Techniques
3. Supernatural Healing or the Use of Faith
Healers
4. Regulated Drugs or Medicines
5. Over-the-counter Drugs
 EDUCATION PROCESS

It is a systematic, sequential, logical, scientifically

based, planned course of action consisting of
teaching and learning.
 EDUCATION PROCESS
1. Assessment
2. Planning
3. Implementation and application of the teaching
plan.
4. Evaluation
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES OF THE
MIDWIFE AS HEALTH EDUCATOR AND IN
PATIENT TEACHING
The primary source of knowledge of learners in
midwifery

A role model for the clients

An active facilitator

A source of health care information and patient care

Develops his or her field through continuing education

FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATOR
 Collaborates with health specialists and civic
groups in assessing community health needs and
availability of resources and services and in
developing goals for meeting health needs of
clients

 Designs and conducts evaluation and demostic

studies to assess the quality and performance of
health education program.
FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATOR
 Develop and implements health education and
promotion programs such as training workshops,
conferences, and school or community projects.

 Develops operational plans and policies necessary

to achieve health education objectives and
services.

 Develops, conducts, or coordinates health needs

assessment and other public health surveys.
FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATOR
 Prepares and distributes health education
materials, such as reports bulletins and visual aids
like films, videotapes, photographs and posters.

 Provides guidance to agencies and organizations

in the assessment of health education needs and in
the development and delivery of health education.
 Provides program information to the public by
preparing and issuing press releases, conducting
media campaigns, and or maintaining program-related
websites.
FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATOR
 Promotes and maintain cooperative working
relationship with agencies and organizations
interested in public health care.

 Develops and maintain health education libraries

to provide resources for staff and community
agencies.

 Develops, prepares and coordinates grant applications

and grant-related activities to obtain funding for
health education programs and related work.
FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATOR

 Documents activities, records information such as

number of programs completed, nursing actions
implemented, and individuals assisted.

 Maintains databases, mailing lists, telephone

networks, and other information to facilitate the
functioning of health education programs.
HALLMARKS OF EFFECTIVE
TEACHING IN MIDWIFERY
 Characteristics of an Effective
Teacher

1. Professional Competence: teacher’s

adherence to personal standard of excellence and
self-development through continuous education,
skills enhancement and keeping one updated
with current trends and issues.
 Characteristics of an Effective
Teacher

2. Interpersonal Relationship with Students:

ability to relate well with students and her
personal interest in the learners.
 Characteristics of an Effective
Teacher

3. Personal Characteristics: it motivates the

students’ interest to learn, her enthusiasm to
teach, self-control and personal discipline of
complying with the rules and standards of
teaching.
 Characteristics of an Effective
Teacher

4. Teaching Practices: ability and skill in

utilizing appropriate methods and techniques in
the teaching that sustains students’ interest and
desire to learn.
 Characteristics of an Effective
Teacher

5. Evaluation Practices: The teacher have the

clear communication of expectancies; timely
feedback on students’ progress and correcting
tactfully students’ errors.