The Unfulfilled Promise of Health Education.

Hosay, Philip M.

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ERIC Number: EJ159762

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Unfulfilled Promise of Health Education

Hosay, Philip M.

New York University Education Quarterly, 8, 2, 16-22, W 77

Professionals and policy makers are placing more faith and more money in education's promise to change individual habits and attitudes that result in poor health. Author finds little evidence that level of education attainment or specific instruction results in dramatic change in health behavior. (Editor/RK)

Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Health Behavior, Health Education, Health Programs, Health Services, Individual Development, Program Costs, Social History, Social Problems

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