Introduction

In the previous section, you have tried to discuss the concept of health and health education, targets of health education, its goals, role as a health educator within your community and rationales for giving health education. In this session, you will learn about the principles of health education, its challenges and approaches as well as its application in your day to day community health education sessions.

The concept that will be discussed in this section will help you while you offer health education in different settings. These include rules to be followed and approaches to be used in the actual condition. As health education is a carefully planned activity, it has its own governing principles. These will guide Health Extension Workers toward an effective and successful health education programme.