Health Education in Context

An International Perspective on Health Education in Schools and Local Communities

This book presents an international perspective on health education and specifically the influence that context has on this aspect of education. The focus includes both formal and non-formal health education and the factors that impact upon its effectiveness, particularly in non-Western and non-English-speaking contexts (i.e., outside the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, etc. ). An important feature of the book is that it draws upon the experiences and research of local experts, representing the perspectives of an extremely diverse cohort across the world (22 countries and 2 regions in total). The book addresses topics such as: the development and implementation of health education in different countries; the influence of political, cultural, societal or religious mores; governmental or ministerial drives; economic or other pressures driving curriculum reform; and the influence of external assessment regimes on health education. By embedding discussions of health education in local contexts and representing a diversity of perspectives on this important topic this book highlights both barriers and enablers to improving health education across the globe.

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Health education in context
An overview, and some observations
Pages: 1–3
Health education in the Sultanate of Oman
Towards sustainable health for students
Pages: 17–25
Health education in Portuguese schools
The contribution of the health and education sectors
Pages: 37–46
The role of education in preventing diseases
A case study from Poland
Pages: 77–87
Medical research in South Africa
Education and ethics
Pages: 99–105
Health education in Ethiopia
Practices, challenges, and prospects
Pages: 123–131
Promoting healthy ageing
Experience from tea estate communities in Sri Lanka
Pages: 153–162
Health and sex education in India
The collapse of a policy
Pages: 183–189
Malaysian traditional knowledge and herbal gardens
Informal education on plant resources for health
Pages: 191–198
Supporting health education in Thai contexts
Conceptualizing and evaluating the change
Pages: 199–209
Mental health education and training in Vietnam
The role of clinical psychology
Pages: 243–251
Health education in China (1978–2010)
Challenges and reforms
Pages: 253–260
The influence of context on health education
Observations, conclusions, and recommendations
Pages: 261–269
Educational Researchers and their students
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