health education terms
What is evidence in health education?
The body of data that can be used to make decisions.
What is the Health Belief Model?
A model developed in the 1950s (after the polio vaccine) to understand factors that influence preventive health behaviors.
What is health promotion programming?
An important tool for community health professionals; the process by which an intervention is planned.
What is community-based education?
Education delivered within communities, often tailored to their specific needs.
What are the 3 learning domains?
Psychomotor, Cognitive, Affective.
What is the definition of health education?
Any combination of planned learning experiences using evidence-based practices and/or sound theories to help people acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt and maintain health behaviors.
What is the Transtheoretical Model (TTM)?
A behavior change model that views behavior change as a process through stages over time.
What is the relationship between health promotion and health education?
Health education is a part of health promotion
What is a subgroup in population education?
A group who share similar characteristics such as gender identity, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disabilities, or language abilities.
What is the psychomotor domain?
Performing skills that require neuromuscular coordination; involves demonstration, practice, and feedback.
What approach recognizes that behavior change is usually a mix of individual and environmental/policy-level interventions?
The socio-ecological approach.
Give examples of health promotion activities.
Smoking cessation, avoiding illegal drug use, alcohol moderation, healthy diet, routine exercise, responsible sexual choices.
Name some barriers to health education.
Cultural differences, literacy levels, language barriers, lack of resources or access.
What is the cognitive domain?
Memory, recognition, understanding, reasoning, application, and problem-solving.
What is the affective domain?
Involves attitude changes and development of values, and understanding how feelings influence learning.