PERCEIVED IMPACT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION IN THE PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN OFFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE

The World Health Education defined health education as comprising of consciously constructed opportunities for leaming involving some form of communication designed to improve health literacy, Including fmproving knowledge and developing life skills which are conducive to individual and community health. Health promotion and disease prevention are & major emerging theme in geriatric medicine and fealth care generally. Although efforts have typically been targeted all younger person, there is growing evidence that this approach Is both appropriate and feasible for those age 65 and over (office of technology assessment 29856). Health education is defined as a process of learning experience througf which an individual I informed or develops skills and self awareness for intellectual health action or behavior. The World Health Organization (W.H.0) defines health education as the act of giving simple accurate and scientific facts in a way they are to be understood, believed, accepted and practiced. The Federal ministry of Health (FMOH) defines health education in two ways: A process of transferring knowledge, attitude and skilfs that will bring about positive change towards healthy living. A process of oblaining Information which encourages & change in attitude and behavior towards healthy living according to Scolney, Meredith devices defines it 3s 4 process of persuading people to accept measures which will improve health and to reject those that will have adverse effect. Kelly and Lewis guote one particular definition of health education by gang of the University of Hong Kong which says: it is @ method of conveying [o the community the knowledge that is necessary for the prevention of diseases and the opportunity to lead a full normal lfife physically, and mentally