Public Health

Community Based Health Practices and Education

Community health education is a crucial part of our world today. The year 2020 has taught us that community health education is a vital and the most important part of our society. The outbreak of COVID-19 – a pandemic that has infected millions of people around the world — crippled the worldwide economy and has altered the way we live. However, there have also been great strides made in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus, because of infectious disease experts and public health educators who work diligently to keep the public informed about the virus and the precaution to be taken. Health education focuses on prevention, increasing health equity, and decreasing negative health outcomes like availability and accessibility of health services, benefiting all stakeholders. Community health education looks at the health of a community as a whole, seeking to identify health issues and trends within a population and work with stakeholders to find solutions to these concerns.