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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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Friday, November 20, 2009

Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh.

30 Oct 2009 Handwashing with soap prevents diarrhea and respiratory disease, but it is rarely practiced in high-need settings. Among 100 randomly selected villages in rural Bangladesh, field workers enrolled 10 households per village and observed and recorded ... Read more...


Pediatric clinicians can help reduce rates of early childhood caries: effects of a practice based intervention.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious and preventable disease which pediatric clinicians can help address by counseling to reduce risk. RESEARCH DESIGN: We implemented a multifaceted practice-based intervention in a pediatric ... Read more...


A comprehensive perspective on patient adherence to topical glaucoma therapy.

30 Oct 2009 TOPIC: Risk factors for poor adherence or nonadherence to topical glaucoma medication regimens. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Poor adherence to glaucoma medication regimens may be associated with subsequent visual loss and irreversible optic nerve damage. ... 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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