M.Ed 3
rdSemester
MTEE307: HEALTH EDUCATION
Unit I:
Concept of Health and School Health Programme v Meaning and definition of Health
Meaning and definition of Health Education Objectives of Health Education
Importance and Significance of Health Education.
Mental Health
Importance of Mental Health Education.
v School Health Programme Objectives
Importance Organization Nutrition Education.
Midday meal programme Immunization
Healthful School Living – First Aid Awareness, importance of Games and exercises.
Role of Teacher in school Programme.
Unit II:
International and National Health Programmes
A) INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES 1. World Health Organization (WHO) 2. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
3. United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF)
4. United Nations International Education and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) B) NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES
1. National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) 2. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) 3. National Leprosy Eradication Programme.
4. National AIDS Control Program.
5. Universal Immunization Programme.
6. Interventions in the health sector 7. Intervention in education sector
UNIT III
Personal Hygiene, Social Hygiene,
Food and Nutrition and
Common Diseases§ Cleanliness Rest and Relaxation
§ Safety and sanitations in homes- Swachh Bharat Mission SBM,National Water Supply &
Sanitation Programme
§ Need and Importance of Nutritious diet Classification of foods according to their functions
§ Good nutrition, nutritional status & care Physiological, Psychological & Socio-Cultural functions of food.
§ Constituent of food
§ Balanced /nutrition diet
§ Malnutrition and its causes
§ Common Infectious diseases-Influenza, common cold, measles, chicken Pox, typhoid, Mumps, malaria, T.B., Rabies, Scabies, ringworm, Dysentery, Cholera, Dengu,Swine Flu.
Unit IV:
NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS and Programs Related to System Strengthening /Welfare v ICDS
v MMP
v Special Nutrition Programme
v National Nutritional Anemia Programme
v National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme.
v Role of Teacher in school Programme.
v National Health Mission
v Reproductive & Child Health Programme.
