Course Name : HEALTH EDUCATION

Course Code : HealthEd

Course
Description
: The course includes discussions of health education concepts,
principles, theories and strategies as they apply in the clinical and
classroom situations.
Course Credit : 3 units lecture
Contact
Hours/sem:54 lecture hours
Prerequisite : None
Placement : 2nd year, Summer
Course
Objectives :
At the end of the course , given relevant situations/conditions, the
student will be able to:
1. apply principles, theories and strategies of health education in
assisting clients to promote and maintain their health
2. develop an instructional design to meet the learning needs of clients
Course Outline :
A. Health Education Perspective
1. Historical Development in Health Education
2. Issues and trends in Health Education
2.1 Health issues and the biological, psychological, and
sociological aspects of health and disease
2.2 Contemporary health and the promotion of optimal health
throughout the lifespan
3. Theories in Health Education - (e.g. Penders Health
Promotion Theory, Banduras Self Efficacy Theory, Health
Belief Model, Greens Precede-Proceed Model
B. Perspective on Teaching and Learning
1. Overview of Education on Health Care
2. Concepts of teaching, learning, education process vis a vis
nursing process, historical foundations for the teaching role
of the nurse,
3. Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator
4. Hallmarks of Effective Teaching in Nursing
5. Principles of Good Teaching Practice in Undergraduate Education
6. Barrier to Education and Obstacles to Learning
7. Applying Learning Theories to Health Care Practice
a. Principles of Learning
b. Learning Theories
c. Types of learning
d. Learning styles of different age groups
8. Planning and Conducting Classes
a. Developing a Course Outline/Syllabus
b. Formulating Course objectives
c. Selecting Content
d. Selecting Teaching Methods
e. Choosing a textbook/references

f. Conducting the Class

C. Characteristics of the Learner
1. Determinants of Learning
a. Learner's Characteristics
b. Assessment of the Learner
c. Assessing Learning needs
2. Motivation and behavior of the Learner
a. Learning Principles
b. Motivation and behavior Change Theories
3. Literacy and Readability
a. Reading levels of clients
b. Assessing literacy
c. Teaching Strategies for Low Literate Patients
d. Developing Printed Educational Materials
D. Teaching Strategies and Methodologies for Teaching and
Learning
1. Traditional Teaching Strategies
a. Lecturing
b. Discussion
c. Questioning
d. Using Audiovisuals
e. Interactive lecture
2. Activity-Based Strategies
a. Cooperative Learning
b. Simulations
c. Problem-based Learning
d. Self-learning Modules
3. Computer Teaching Strategies
a. Computer-Assisted Instructions
b. Internet
c. Virtual Reality
4. Distance learning
a. Interactive TV Classes
b. Via Internet
5. Teaching Psychomotor Skills
a. Approaches to Teaching Skills
b. Assessment of Psychomotor Skill Learning
6. Clinical teaching
a. Purpose of Clinical Laboratory
b. Models of Clinical Teaching
c. Preparation for Clinical Instruction
d. Conducting a Clinical Laboratory session
E. Assessment and Evaluation
a. Learning Assessment of clients
b. Methods of Evaluation
c. Qualities of Good Measurement
Analysis/Process Recording

d. Interaction Process