Health Education
&
Community
Pharmacy

Name: Dr. Vir Vikram
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: P’Cology
E-mail: virvikram76@gmail.com
TITLE
HE&CP: SCOPE AND IMPORTANCE

CONTENTS
• Objectives
• Introduction and definitions
• Food & Its Function

Objectives
• To inform the people about Health Education.
• To motivate people about Health Education.
• To guide into action.

AIMS
• Health education aims at brining scientific
knowledge to people so that they can use
such knowledge for betterment of their own
health and health of the community in which
they live

Definitions
Health
. Health is define as a state of complete physical, mental and
social well being and merely an absence of disease.
• Health Education
Health Education deals with the natural laws pertaining to the
body, mind and environment. These laws relate to fresh air,
sun light, diet, exercise, rest, sleep, cleanliness, climate, good
habit and above all life-style.

Community
• Community means commonness.
• A community is bound together by common
needs, common goals, similar customs,
beliefs.
The educational process begins in early life with
the mother’s concern over child’s health.
It continue through adolescence and adult life.

Why Health Education is needed
• Health can not be thrust on people but must
be won through their own efforts.
• Ignorance, prejudices and many social and
cultural factors impair the health.
• Education is needed to replace ignorance by
knowledge , bring about change in beliefs and
attitude in a direction favourable to health.

• Positive health
• A person who enjoy, health in all components
such as physical, mental and social all inter-
related to each other is said to be in a state of
positive health.

Nutrition & Health
• Nutrition :- the scientific study of food and
how it is utilised by the body.
• Eating the proper kind of food in the right
amount is essential to keep us healthy.
• Nutrients:- the essential substance present in
food are called nutrients.
• Food is the “ life- giver”

What to think?
• We learn that about health.
• need of health education.
• Meaning of positive heath.
• Basic about food and nutrients
• The knowledge of the Health Education is important for
medical professional because it is the base of all medical
science.

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