Reflections on nursing and COVID-19 in light of health education

ABSTRACT Objective: To reflect on the nursing and pandemic of COVID-19 considering health education, health promotion, and the Ottawa Charter action areas. Methods: A theoretical-reflexive study on health education and health promotion concepts and the areas of action presented in the Ottawa Charter. Results: Educational actions are present in the contexts of epidemics and pandemics, as well as in the work of nurses, who need to be increasingly based on dialogue and individual and collective empowerment to enable users to adopt healthy and preventive behaviors - in this case, concerning COVID19. However, this professional needs effective and efficient public policy actions and measures based on scientific assumptions of health promotion. Final considerations: The actions of health education need to be increasingly valued because knowledge can be considered the first “vaccine” to combat any pandemic.

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Community participation in rural Ecuador’s school feeding programme

Health Education ◽

10.1108/he-02-2016-0009 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 117 (2) ◽

pp. 176-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Irene Torres ◽

Venka Simovska

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Health Education ◽

Community Participation ◽

Rural Schools ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Content Type ◽

School Feeding ◽

Education And Health ◽

Meaningful Participation ◽

Small Rural Schools

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate concerning community participation in school-based health education and health promotion, with regard to food and nutrition. Design/methodology/approach Based on empirical data generated over the course of one year of fieldwork in three rural communities and schools in Ecuador, the study examines community participation related to the implementation of the school feeding programme (SFP) in rural schools in Ecuador. The conceptual framework for the study is shaped by the concepts of student and community participation within the health promoting school (HPS) paradigm. Findings The findings help identify and portray different forms of community participation, ranging from a total absence of meaningful participation, though very limited, to consequential participation determined as community influence on the SFP practices to meet the community needs, priorities and systems of meanings. Research limitations/implications The study shows that the meaningful participation of the parents and community members in small rural schools in a low- to middle-income country such as Ecuador can be linked to an empowered stance towards the SFP so that it is better tuned to local conditions, priorities and systems of meaning. School leadership, geographical characteristics and internal community organization seem to influence how participation is valued and enacted. Challenges remain in the interpretations of community participation, including counter- and non-participation of members. Originality/value The study contributes to an understanding of policy implementation and the implications of a HPS approach to health education and health promotion in small rural schools.

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Introduction to Special Issue on Health Education and Health Promotion in College Settings - Part II

American Journal of Health Education ◽

10.1080/19325037.2017.1353376 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 281-282

Author(s):

Elise K. Eifert ◽

James M. Eddy

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Health Education ◽

Special Issue ◽

Education And Health

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Attending Professional Health Education Meetings

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v2i1.575 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 16-21

Author(s):

Eleanor Dixon-Terry

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Health Education ◽

Personal Experience ◽

New Professionals ◽

Education And Health ◽

Full Effect ◽

Professional Health ◽

Professional Meeting ◽

Direct Immersion ◽

The Way

The profession of health education and health promotion involves a journey of discovery, where along the way, the student and new professional is uncovers many layers and nuances. One of the mysteries surrounding the profession is the participation in a professional meeting. Student and new professionals often perceive this to be challenging, overwhelming and fraught with roadblocks and barriers. While understanding perceptions of mystery from those entering the field about professional meetings, the best way to fully engage in the profession and to get the full effect and benefit of a professional health education meeting is through direct immersion and personal experience.

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