Question

1 Outline three major social changes that will influence the practice of health education in the 21st century

2 Give three examples of how a health education specialist would use theory in his/her work.

3 What did John Snow do to interrupt a cholera epidemic in London?

4 Explain the differences of health education focus from 1890-1950 and 1950-current.

Answer 1

1 Changes in health informtion,health care costs and a more interconnected world will create new opportunities in the field of health education.

2

• When considering materials to use for a healh education /promotion program a health education specialist will first look for evidence-based interventions and use existing protocols and materials if possible.
• A health education specialist is creating a program and is concerned about sustinability of the program.he would most likely identify partners and stakrholders who can help with sustainability during the planning process.
• A health education specialidst would like to use a planning tool that outlines when specific tasks are to be accomplished before,during and after a program.The health education specialist would also like to track actual accomplishment of these tasks using this same tool using Gantt chart.

3 John Snow was able to interrupt a cholera epidemic in London by removing a pump handle.