Health Education in Context : An International Perspective on Health Education in Schools and Local Communities.

Intro -- Health Education in Context: An International Perspective on Health Education in Schools and Local Communities -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface and Overview -- 1 Health education in context: An overview, and some observations -- Pacific -- 2 Whole school approaches to health promotion: The Pacific journey -- Middle East and Gulf -- 3 Health education in the Sultanate of Oman: Towards sustainable health for students -- 4 Health education through extracurricular activities in Lebanon: Process and challenges -- Europe -- 5 Health education in Portuguese schools: The contribution of the health and education sectors -- 6 The possibility of health education in an education-based society: The case of Hungary -- 7 An overview of formal and non-formal health education in Turkey -- 8 Education for healthy lifestyles in the European north of Russia: Developments and dilemmas -- 9 The role of education in preventing diseases: A case study from Poland -- Africa -- 10 Lifting the lid on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Malawi -- 11 Medical research in South Africa: Education and ethics -- 12 The development of the school health policy and curriculum in Nigeria -- 13 The child-to-child curriculum in East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania): Strengths, challenges, and weaknesses -- 14 Health education in Ethiopia: Practices, challenges, and prospects -- 15 The status of health education in Namibian schools -- 16 Environmental problems and their impact on people's health: The Nigerian context -- South Asia -- 17 Promoting healthy ageing: Experience from tea estate communities in Sri Lanka -- 18 Educating Indian children about the impact of climate change on health -- 19 Health education in primary schools in Pakistan: Perils and promises -- 20 Health and sex education in India: The collapse of a policy -- East Asia.

21 Malaysian traditional knowledge and herbal gardens: Informal education on plant resources for health -- 22 Supporting health education in Thai contexts: Conceptualizing and evaluating the change -- 23 Priorities for health education in Hong Kong in relation to non-communicable diseases -- 24 Working towards a healthier Brunei -- 25 Integration of Health Education for Sustainable Development: Sabah's Initiatives -- 26 Mental health education and training in Vietnam: The role of clinical psychology -- 27 Health education in China (1978-2010): Challenges and reforms -- Conclusions and Implications -- 28 The influence of context on health education: Observations, conclusions, and recommendations.

This book presents an international perspective on health education and specifically the influence that context has on this aspect of education. The focus includes both formal and non-formal health education and the factors that impact upon its effectiveness, particularly in non-Western and non-English-speaking contexts (i.e., outside the UK, USA, Australia, NZ, etc. ).

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