The role of the media in health education
The role of the media in health education

Summary/Abstract: Modern education is associated with a significant tendency to change the approach to theschool programs and social knowledge. One of the elements of this knowledge is developingthe responsibility for the health of an individual and other people. Health is recognized asa fundamental concept in education, and 65% of adult Poles list it as a condition of a happylife. Health education is a process based on scientific principles that create opportunities forlearning and making conscious decisions about your health. Responsible for this process arethe family, the education system and the society. Educational activities should be directed to:discussion and enhancement of knowledge about health and health risks, the development ofappropriate attitudes towards the application of the principles of hygiene, disease preventionand treatment. Therefore, an analysis of ways to spread knowledge about the health allowsto note the numerous examples of social campaigns connected with the promotion of healthbehaviours in biological, social, cultural and moral contexts.

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