Reflections on Directions in Health Education: Implications for Policy and Practice.

O'Rourke, Thomas

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Publication Date: 1989

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Reflections on Directions in Health Education: Implications for Policy and Practice.

O'Rourke, Thomas

Health Education (Washington D.C.), v20 n6 p4-14 Oct-Nov 1989

This article identifies several directions in which health education currently channels its energies, and suggests more appropriate alternatives. Topics include: individual behavior versus a broader environmental focus, questionable links between risk factors and health promotion efforts, and the relationship of education and morality to health promotion. (IAH)

Descriptors: Adults, Children, Educational Environment, Educational Trends, Health Education, Health Promotion, Moral Values, Role of Education, Social Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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