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02 DIMENSIONS of The Health Process

The document outlines four dimensions of the health education process: 1) The substantive/curricular dimension refers to the subject matter and curriculum taught to nursing students, including essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes. 2) The procedural/methodological dimension consists of teaching strategies and learner activities that motivate learning. 3) The environmental/social dimension includes physical and social factors in the teaching-learning environment, such as classrooms and clinical settings. 4) The human relations dimension takes into account relationships between nurses, patients, instructors, and other health care team members.

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02 DIMENSIONS of The Health Process

The document outlines four dimensions of the health education process: 1) The substantive/curricular dimension refers to the subject matter and curriculum taught to nursing students, including essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes. 2) The procedural/methodological dimension consists of teaching strategies and learner activities that motivate learning. 3) The environmental/social dimension includes physical and social factors in the teaching-learning environment, such as classrooms and clinical settings. 4) The human relations dimension takes into account relationships between nurses, patients, instructors, and other health care team members.

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  • Dimensions of the Health Education Process
  • Substantive or Curricular Dimension
  • Procedural or Methodological Dimension
  • Environmental or Social Dimension
  • Human Relations Dimension
  • Total Educational Process for Nursing
  • Aspects of Health Education
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Public Health
  • Education
  • Importance of Health Education
  • Importance of Health Education - Detailed

DIMENSIONS OF THE

HEALTH EDUCATION
PROCESS
SUBSTANTIVE OR
CURRICULAR
Refers to subject matter specific toDIMENSION

nursing education.
 best embodied by the phrase “what is
taught and what is learned”.
 Listed in the curriculum which includes
all basic elements and learning activities
for a particular planned purpose.
 Directed by a faculty member for a
specific group of students.
 Also refers to providing opportunities to
acquire essential knowledge, skills and
attitudes.
PROCEDURAL OR
METHODOLOGICAL
Consists of strategies or methods of

DIMENSION
teaching which motivate students to
learn.
 Includes learner activities.
 Common challenges encountered by
teachers:
 Choosing the most appropriate methods
 Identifying which method will lead and
direct learners in their own learning
 Inititiation of lifelong process of
learning
ENVIRONMENTAL OR SOCIAL
DIMENSION
Refers to physical and social factors in

the teaching – learning situation.
 Also includes extrinsic factors that
capture the interest of the learner.
 Allows the students to differentiate
between ideal and real.
 Physical factors include:
 Classroom
 Laboratories
 Home-based / Hospital set-ups
 Community health agencies
HUMAN RELATIONS DIMENSION
 Takes into account the relationship of
the nurse with the individuals involved
in nursing care.
 Includes:
 Learners/Patients
 Teacher/Instructor
 Adminsitrator
 Other members of the health care team
TOTAL EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
FOR NURSING
ASPECTS OF
HEALTH
EDUCATION
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
 Concerned with how people behave  Environmental reinforcement
and why they behave in a particular  Family
way.  Friends
 Includes:  Authority Figures; and
 Psychological -Predispositions  Associates

 Attitudes
 Knowledge  Socio-cultural context
 Beliefs  Cultural beliefs
 Skills; and  Cultural attitudes
 Experience
PUBLIC HEALTH
 Health education relies on public
health and health statistics for
epidemiologic information such as:
 Environment
 Medical care
 Personal lifestyle
 Includes other issues such as:
 Population
 Dynamics
 Epidemiology
EDUCATION
 Refers to the study and practice of
teaching and learning.
 Includes:
 Learning theories
 Educational psychology
 Human development
 Pedagogy
 Andragogy
 Curriculum development
 Measurement; and
 Testing
IMPORTANCE OF
HEALTH
EDUCATION
IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH
EDUCATION
 1. Enhance Knowledge and
Awareness
 2. Promote health, safety, & security
of the people
 3. Develop and improve community
resources
 4. Increase productivity and strength
of character
 5. Disease prevention

THE
END

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