Objectives

• Explain the concept of health promotion.

• Understand strategies for effective health education.

• Identify key principles of behavior change.

Key Content

• Definition: Enabling people to increase control over and improve their health.

• Strategies: Campaigns, school programs, workplace wellness.

• Models: Health Belief Model, Stages of Change Model.

• Role in Public Health: Prevention of diseases, lifestyle modification.

Summary
Health promotion empowers communities with knowledge and skills to make healthier choices, reducing disease burden.

Review Questions

1. What is health promotion?

2. Give two examples of health promotion strategies.

Lesson 5: Environmental Health

Objectives

• Define environmental health and its importance.

• Identify environmental hazards affecting health.

• Understand measures to control environmental risks.

Key Content

• Definition: Branch of public health focusing on the relationship between people and their environment.

• Hazards: Water pollution, air pollution, chemical exposure, poor sanitation.

• Control Measures: Waste management, clean water provision, pollution control policies.

Summary
Environmental health addresses the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person that can impact health, focusing on prevention and control.

Review Questions

1. List three examples of environmental hazards.

2. Explain one measure to reduce air pollution.

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