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 * Health Education and Promotion Content **



The World Health Organization defines health as a complete sense of physical, social, and emotional well-being. This definition, however, is flawed in that no one is completely well in all areas at the same time.

Health promotion is health education “with teeth”. It is the use of legal, fiscal, or other means to deter unhealthy behavior and to encourage healthy behavior.



Healthy People 2010 has two major goals for the nation. They are: To increase the quality and number of healthy years in the lifespan, and to reduce disparity between groups in terms of health.

Health promotion goals include: overweight and obesity, smoking, pollution, safe sex, depression, violence, and physical activity. The purpose of these goals is to create a healthier society and to be more productive in terms of taking care of the populace and giving to the world community.

This section shows evidence of course work that I have had in the area of Health Education and Promotion

Courses: Health Promotion Drugs and Sexuality Advanced Human Learning Gender Communications 