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KMID : 0858820000170010171
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2000 Volume.17 No. 1 p.171 ~ p.184
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Health Educations strategy for local health Department
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Abstract
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In present paper, author proposed an effective health education strategy for local health department, which was revised from the PATCH of CDC.
The author suggested that an health department should follow several steps to have an effective health promotion programs in their community. First step would be community mobilization that encourage key persons and major organizations and agencies to participate in the program. The second step is collecting demographic and vital statistics in the community or for a target audience as well as social. psychological and behavioral data. Based on the data analysis, the next step is to choose a target audience and health problem(s) for the target audience in question. The fourth step is the development of health education strategy for the target audience and the health problem . The fourth step also includes selecting a proper communication channel and educational materials as well as pre- and post-testing. The final step is implementing health education programs and evaluating the process, outcome and impact of the program.
Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs(KIHASA) has developed a model for health education programs used in local health department. KIHASA can provide technical assistance and health education materials to assist local health departments in Korea.
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