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Post an explanation of how you would define health education and why. Briefly describe what population and health issue you would address if you were assigned to design and implement a prevention program. Be sure to include what level of prevention (primary, secondary, or tertiary) you would select for this program and explain how this level of prevention will address the health issue described. Be specific and provide examples.

Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., Seabert, D., Spear, C., & McKenzie, J. F. (2018). Principles and foundations of health promotion and education (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings.

  • Chapter 1, "A Background for the Profession"
  • Chapter 6, "The Health Education Specialist: Roles, Responsibilities, Certifications, and Advanced Study"

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Running head: HEALTH EDUCATION

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Health Education
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HEALTH EDUCATION

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Health Education
Health education is defined as a combination of knowledge and learning experience
designed to improve public health through increased knowledge and influence of attitudes. While
there are numerous definitions for health education, this particular definition has been chosen for
this paper as it places a huge premium on preventative health which is the primary level of
prevention. This is the level of education that will be focused on when dealing with the health
issue of obesity. A primary level of prevention involves the use of knowledge awareness on the
population to prompt activity or choice that will have a ...


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