Before we come to the practice of health care education, we must know the principles involved. Health care education brings together the art and science of medicine along with the principles and practice of general education. The link is to be found in the social and behavioral sciences which include sociology, psychology and social anthropology.

 
Health care education can not be ‘given’ to one person by another. It involves, among other things, the teaching, learning and inclusion of habits concerned with the objective of healthy living.

 
The definition adopted by World Health Organization in 1969 and the Alma Ata declaration adopted in 1978 provide a useful basis for formulating the aims and objectives of health care education that may be described as –

 
• To promote the proper use of healthcare service available to the general people.

 
• To encourage them to adopt and maintain health promoting lifestyle and practices.

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Sense of pain is one of the most basic defense mechanisms of our body to any harmful or uncomfortable situation. It is manifested by uneasiness in the area of trouble. It is some kind of signal to the brain that something is not right as it used to be.

 
It is originated after induction of some neurons called ‘nociceptors’ – which are for the specific purpose to catch the pain sensation. After the triggering effect, the nociceptors are excited and there is release of some neurotransmitter which carries the signal to the brain. That time we can understand the pain sensation. The triggering effect might be any physical or chemical injury, any disease and psychological upset. To know how to get relief from pain, we need to have a basic idea of the causes.

 
Most of the pains are musculoskeletal in origin, which means pain that is caused due to injury to our muscles and bones. Next is pain arising out of any disease like cancer, vascular disease, neurotic more...

Bad breath is a major crisis that has been haunting millions of people in this world. Bad breath which is also known as halitosis indeed plays an important role in the community and self-confidence. Imagine when you open your mouth to kiss your partner; what came out is the smelly odor of your mouth. This odor varies from time to time. And sometimes the odor can be so bad that you wished to close your mouth for the rest of the day till the smell is gone. Bad breath happens to everyone, at least once in their lives. Just follow these simple tips to keep bad breath away from you.

Bad breath is usually caused by the growth of bacteria inside the mouth. The warmth and moisture of the mouth enhances its growth causing one to have bad breath. Other than that, some food may lead to bad breath as well and not to forget ones health condition and his habits. This shows that bad eating habit and the practice of unhealthy lifestyle do contribute to the bad breath. Some people who more...

Today, we live in a fast-paced society. Everyone is so pre-occupied with their work that their diet lifestyle is put at risk. One no longer becomes conscious of what they are eating or whether or not, it is good for their health. The bad news is that the price for caring for your health has an expensive price. While there are many advantages that you can obtain from having health care, it will work to your benefit if you will reduce its cost. Here are ten tips on how to save on your health care cost.

1. Keeping a healthy diet regimen is your best defense against illnesses and high cost of health care. So in order to protect your health, it is vital to be conscious about what you eat and as much as possible add essential vitamins to go along with your diet lifestyle.

2. Do regularly consult your health care specialist. If the firm where you are working has health care benefits such as free medical screenings, flu vaccines, and others, it will work to more...

The US health care was claim by US politicians as the world’s best health care system for many years but most of the American finds the fact hard to be accepted. US have the most powerful military forces and number one in economic powerhouse in the world for many years. It will be surprise to find out there is 47 million American do not have health insurance and 9 million of it is children.  The main cause for this is the employers in US being shifting the health care costs to their employees. The American workers have to struggle to pay the higher premium and other payments related to health care. Resulting, most of them cannot afford to sustain paying for their health care cost.

One of the American medical colleges pointed out that person that without health insurance tend to live sicker and die younger than those who have health insurance. There is one politician stated that it is an embarrassment to many policy makers of US for not having universal coverage. more...

Getting old is an inevitable fact of life that we should accept. As we grow in years, there will come a time when our body will wear out and is no longer capable of engaging in activities that we used to do during our younger years.

For the elderly people, eating the right kind of food and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is determined by several factors. As one grows old, the organic structure of their body starts to change. The hormones, which are active during their younger years, slow down and start to deteriorate.

Healthy nourishment is an important consideration that an elderly should consider in order to maintain good health. Regardless of how old an elderly may be, here are some health care tips for the elderly that will help ensure that they get the proper nutrition that their aging body needs.

Calcium

Older people are not getting the sufficient calcium that they need. They stay away from drinking milk more...