Health education programs and their importance for disease prevention and health promotion

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6n3.13788

Authors

  • I Wayan Suryasa ITB STIKOM Bali, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • María Rodríguez-Gámez Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
  • Maria R. Herrera-Velázquez Universidad Estatal del sur de Manabí, Jipijapa, Manabí, Ecuador
  • Tihnov Koldoris Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

Keywords:

education programs, health education, health promotion, planning

Abstract

Health education programs are an instrument for disease prevention and health promotion. The objective was to reflect on the importance of health education programs, the bibliographic search method was applied and the inductive-deductive method were used. The result was that there is evidence of the importance of health education programs in disease prevention, health promotion and thus the preservation of the population's health.

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Published

22-12-2022

How to Cite

Suryasa, I. W., Rodríguez-Gámez, M., Herrera-Velázquez, M. R., & Koldoris, T. (2022). Health education programs and their importance for disease prevention and health promotion. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(3), xi-xv. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6n3.13788

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