INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH EDUCATION

an individual’s physical and mental well-being is

the concern of two similar areas of education:
health education and physical education. both
deal with habits of exercise, sleep, rest, and
recreation. since physical well-being is only one
aspect of a person’s overall health, physical
education is often thought of as a part of health
education.
▪ Health education is an activity aimed at the improvement
of health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. It is
used in schools to help students make intelligent
decisions about health-related issues. There are many
ways to teach health in schools. Usually instructors
create and facilitate learning experiences that develop the
student’s decision-making skills. Above all, teachers
provide health information and a concern for factors that
influence the quality of life.
▪ Health behavior plays a major part in a person’s overall well-
being. Since health-related behaviors are both learned and
amenable to change, formal health education usually begins
when a child is most flexible—in primary school. This is also
when a child is more apt to accept positive health behaviors. It
is in these early years that the negative effects of a lifetime of
health abuse can be prevented. Many health problems are
known to be linked to smoking, poor nutrition, obesity, lack of
exercise, stress, and abuse of drugs and alcohol (see alcohol; 
drugs; exercise; habit and addiction; stress; weight control).
▪ Basic to health education is the principle of preventive
care. Health educators attempt to teach people to be
responsible for their own health and health care. They
also discuss the benefits of medical technology and
research. They often promote behavioral changes and
modifications to improve health. (See also 
holistic medicine.)
 IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION
1. HEALTH EDUCATION BUILDS STUDENT'S  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND POSITIVE
ATTITUDES ABOUT HEALTH.
2. HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHES ABOUT PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL
HEALTH.
3. IT MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH, PREVENT
DISEASE, AND REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIOURS.
4. HEALTH EDUCATION HELP STUDENTS TO LEARN SKILLS SO THAT THEY WILL USE TO
MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME.
5. HEALTH EDUCATION IS VITAL FOR STUDENTS AS IT BUILDS THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND
ATTITUDES ABOUT HEALTH.

6. HEALTH EDUCATION DOES NOT ONLY CONCENTRATE ON BEING HEALTHY. IT ALSO

FOCUSES ON EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH TOO.

7. EDUCATING STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH BUILDS THEIR

MOTIVATION. AS A RESULT, THEY STRIVE TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH, PREVENT
DISEASES AND AVOID RISKY BEHAVIOUR.

8. INSTILLING THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HEALTH IN SCHOOLS, HELPS STUDENTS TO

MAKE HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES WHEN THEY GROW OLDER AND CONTINUE DOING SO
THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.

9. IT HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF USING ILLEGAL DRUGS, SMOKING

AND DRINKING ALCOHOL.

10. IT HELPS PREVENT VARIOUS INJURIES, DISEASES, SUCH AS, OBESITY AND DIABETES,
AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. (STD)
4. Health education is important to teach children awareness about living
a healthy lifestyle. Health education encompasses social, mental, physical
and social health.

5. Health education teaches people of all ages about how diet and exercise
contribute to a healthy lifestyle. It also encourages positive changes in
behaviour and lowers the risk of addiction to drugs, alcohol and unsafe
sexual practices. The majority of schools around the country have courses
aimed at teaching health education to students. These courses often
revolve around the body, healthy eating, sex and exercising. Some
students are taught basic health and physical fitness early on. More in-
depth courses are designed for middle and high school students.
 
6. MANY ARE THE BLESSINGS OF IMPARTING HEALTH EDUCATION.
HEALTH EDUCATION ENABLES A PERSON TO REMAIN PHYSICALLY FIT
AND IN PROPER HEALTH.

7. A HEALTHY PERSON CAN ENJOY LIFE FULLY. HE CAN CARRY OUT HIS
DUTIES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. HE IS AN ASSET TO THE FAMILY,
THE SOCIETY AND TO THE ENTIRE NATION. HE IS ALWAYS FULL OF
ENERGY. HE LIVES A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE. A HEALTHY PEASANT IS
HAPPIER THAN A MONARCH WITHOUT HEALTH.
8. Health education encourages a person to make healthy
choices. They are instructed to avoid unhealthy habits. ‘A sound
mind lives in a sound body’. Rabindranath Tagore and C.V.
Raman, if they were confined to sick bed, could not have won
the Nobel Prize. In fact, a sickly student with all his talents and
abilities lags behind in the race of life.
9. Health education also teaches about the emotional and mental
health of the student. A healthy person is the happiest person in
the world.
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Aims and objectives of Health Education

1. Promote mental and emotional health. 

2. Lay down health standards. 
3. Promote physical development. 
4. Create awareness about health in the people.  
5. Impart knowledge about prevention of diseases. 
6. Develop in the children healthy attitude towards life.
  7. Promote cooperation between home, school and community so as to
secure health and find solution to the health related problems. 
8. Develop good health habits. 
9. Alert children regarding drawbacks of intoxicants and alcoholic drugs. 
10.Educate children regarding health related principles. 
11.Inspire the children to be responsible and cooperative. 
12.Enable them to realise the drawbacks of large families. 
13.Make the children understand the importance of healthy body and
healthy mind.
ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Healthy active living includes eating healthy foods,
staying physically active, and getting enough rest.
Developing healthy habits starts in early childhood.
Eating well and being physically active helps a child
continue to grow and learn.
 BENEFITS OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• reduce your risk of a heart attack.
• manage your weight better.
• have a lower blood cholesterol level.
• lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and some cancers.
• have lower blood pressure.
• have stronger bones, muscles and joints and lower risk of developing
osteoporosis.
• lower your risk of falls.
 STRESS
Stress is the body’s response to pressure, unable to cope with
mental or emotional pressure.
 TYPES OF STRESS

ACUTE STRESS : IS SOMETHING WHICH AFFECTS ALMOST

EVERYONE FROM TIME TO TIME.IT REFERS TO EVENTS AND
PRESSURES OF THE PRESENT AND THE NEAR FUTURE-
RUNNING LATE FOR WORK OR FORGETTING AN IMPORTANT
APPOINTMENT. IT CAN BECOME MORE RESILIENT TO ACUTE
STRESS BY MANAGING YOUR TIME BETTER.
▪ CHRONIC STRESS : IS THAT BUILDS UP WHEN YOU
ARE EXPOSED TO A HIGH-PRESURE SITUATION OVER
A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. ONCE YOU GET INTO
THIS CHRONIC STRESS MINDSET, IT CAN RESULT IN
CONSTANT FEELINGS OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND
OTHER SYMPTOMS OF STRESS.
 CAUSES OF STRESS
1. FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

2. WORK

3. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

4. PARENTING.

5. DAILY LIFE AND BUSYNESS

6. PERSONALITY AND RESOURCES

 HOW TO OVERCOME STRESS

1. EXERCISE : EXERCISE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO

TO COMBAT STRESS.

2. CONSIDER SUPPLEMENT LIKE GREEN TEA

3. REDUCE YOUR CAFFEINE IN TAKE.

4. CHEW GUM

5. SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

6. LAUGH.

7. TAKE A YOGA CLASS

 ANXIETY

IS THE MOST COMMON MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER.

 SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY

1. NEGATIVE SELF-TALK.

2. FEELING UNPREPARED.

3. FEELING INADEQUATE.

4. DIFFICLTY SLEEPING

5. TREMBLING OR SHAKING
 CAUSES OF ANXIETY

1. STRESS AT WORK

2. STRESS FROM SCHOOL

3. FINANCIAL STRESS

4. SIDE EFFECT OF MEDICATION

5. STRESS FROM AN EMOTIONAL TRAUMA SUCH AS THE

DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.
 HOW TO OVERCOME ANXIETY

1. BREAK UP WITH CAFFEINE

2. GIVE YOURSELF A BEDTIME

3. DON’T SKIP MEALS

4. TAKE A YOGA CLASS

5. HAVE MORE REST

 PHYSAICAL
ACTIVITY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS DEFINED AS ANY
BODILY MOVEMENT PRODUCED BY
SKELETAL MUSCLES THAT REQUIRES
ENERGY EXPENDITURE.
 IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
1. Improve your memory and brain function (all age groups).
2. Protect against many chronic diseases.
3. Aid in weight management.
4. Lower blood pressure and improve heart health.
5. Improve your quality of sleep.
6. Reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.
7. Combat cancer-related fatigue.
8. Improve joint pain and stiffness.
9. Maintain muscle strength and balance.
10.Increase life span.
▪ WHY IS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SO IMPORTANT FOR
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
▪ Physical activity is an important determinant of health.
▪ Its fundamental role in energy balance
▪ weight control 
▪ in decreasing the risks of coronary heart disease
▪ Stroke
▪ hypertension
▪ Diabetes
▪ colon cancer, breast cancer
▪ depression
 Why is Physical Activity Important?
▪ Physical fitness offers lots of health and other benefits! Here are eight key reasons why exercise
is important:.
▪ Decrease risk of disease
▪ Feel great physically
▪ Look better
▪ Sleep better
▪ Live longer
▪ Keep in shape so you can enjoy leisure activities
▪ Avoid injury and safely perform work and home chores
▪ Increase mental health and social wellbeing
 PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness refers to the ability of your body systems

to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and
perform activities of daily living.
 TYPES OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

▪ Health RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS

▪ Skill RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS

 Health RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS

▪ Cardiovascular Fitness

▪ Muscular Strength

▪ Endurance

▪ Flexibility

▪ Body Composition
 Skill PHYSICAL FITNESS

▪ Agility

▪ Balance

▪ Power

▪ Speed

▪ Coordination

▪ Reaction Time
 IMPORTANCES OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

▪ Save money

▪ Increase your life expectancy

▪ Reduce your risk of injury

▪ Improve your quality of life

▪ Stay active

▪ Improve your health

 AEROBIC EXERCISE

Aerobic exercise is any type of cardiovascular conditioning. It can

probably known as “cardio.”

By definition, aerobic exercise means “with oxygen.”

Your breathing and heart rate will increase during aerobic activities.
 Aerobic Training
• Walking or hiking.
• Jogging or running.
• Biking.
• Swimming.
• Rowing.
• In-line skating.
• Cross-country skiing.
• Exercising on a stair-climber 
 BENEFITS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE
• Improves cardiovascular conditioning.
• Decreases risk of heart disease.
• Lowers blood pressure.
• Helps to better control blood sugar.
• Assists in weight management and weight loss.
• Improves lung function.
• Decreases resting heart rate.