Health Education: Creating Strategies for School & Community Health / Edition 4

by Glen G. Gilbert, Robin G. Sawyer, Elisa Beth McNeill

Overview

Discover the Tools You Need to Become Proficient in Conducting Health Education Programs — Inside and Outside the Classroom!

The skills necessary to plan and deliver effective health education programs are fundamentally the same in the classroom, workplace, hospital, and community settings. The Fourth Edition of Health Education: Creating Strategies for School and Community Health assists health educators in making appropriate program planning decision based on the needs of their clients and the educational settings. The authors encourage the systematic development of sound presentation methods and illustrate the evolving state of health education.

The philosophy presented in this text is based on the premise that the core of health education is the process of health education. The Fourth Edition is a must-have resource for health education methods courses.

New and Key Features:

Includes new information on Healthy People 2020, MyPlate, and 2010 Dietary guidelines.
Provides the latest information on the use of technology in health education
Incorporates health educator competencies, case studies, objectives, questions, and exercises in each chapter
Includes expanded content on health literacy
Discusses the unique qualities of adult learners

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449698546
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	09/11/2014
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

East Carolina University


The University of Maryland, College Park


Texas A&M University

Table of Contents

A HeadDedication
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Planning for Instruction
Chapter 3 Contextual Considerations for Behavior Change: Intervention/Method Selection
Chapter 4 Methods of Instruction/Intervention
Chapter 5 Presentation and Unit Plan Development
Chapter 6 Technology and Health Education
Chapter 7 Use of Media in Health Education: Literacy, Selection, Marketing, Development, and Equipment
Chapter 8 Minority Health
Chapter 9 Special Challenges
Chapter 10 Controversial Topics: Sexuality Education
Appendix Resources
Glossary