Health Education: Creating Strategies for School & Community Health: Creating Strategies for School & Community Health - Softcover

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449698549 ISBN 13: 9781449698546

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

East Carolina University

The University of Maryland, College Park

Texas A&M University

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1449698549
• ISBN 13: 9781449698546
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 456