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Definition of 'Health Education'

Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

Common names: Health Education; Education, Health; Community Health Education; Health Education, Community; Education, Community Health

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Dying to play video games: carbon monoxide poisoning from electrical generators used after hurricane Ike.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is common after major storms because of loss of electrical power and use of alternate fuel sources for heat and electricity. In past epidemics of hurricane-related CO poisoning, the source has typically ... Read more...


Paying for obesity: a changing landscape.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Coverage for obesity related services is highly variable. Despite this, health plans, purchasers, and states have mounted numerous recent initiatives. OBJECTIVE: To identify the range of approaches being used to address coverage and ... Read more...


Small steps to health: building sustainable partnerships in pediatric obesity care.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Given the prevalence of childhood obesity and the limited support for preventing and managing obesity in primary care settings, the Seattle Children's Hospital's Children's Obesity Action Team has partnered with Steps to Health King ... Read more...

 

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Definition: Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

Descriptor UI: D006266

Alternative terms: Health Education; Education, Health; Community Health Education; Health Education, Community; Education, Community Health;

Related Mesh Headings: Health Promotion;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.233.332; N02.421.143.827.407; N02.421.726.407;

Technical Notes: educ of general public or individuals; educ of patients in & outside hosp = PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC

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