Foundations of Health Education

There are mainly three foundations of health education, they are:

• Health Sciences
• Psycho-social Behavioral Science
• Educational Science

1. Health Sciences:

 Health Sciences are the applied sciences which address the use of science, technology, engineering or mathematics in the delivery of healthcare. Health education is drawn from various disciplines which come under health sciences like environmental science, physical science, biological science, etc. which makes health sciences as one of the foundations of health education.

2. Psycho-social Behavioral Science:

Psycho-social Behavioral Science deals with the study of human behavior at the level of own self, other individuals, family, and community members. It includes the traits of Social Psychology which influences the behavior of individuals. It also includes the theories and models such as Health Belief Model, Theory of Reasoned Action/Theory of Planned Behavior, etc. which explains the readiness of individuals to change the behavior or adopt change. 

3. Educational Science:

Educational Science is closely related to pedagogy, which is the process of teaching. More specifically, it is considered to be the study of improving the teaching-learning process. Its field can include the research of different teaching methods and how a group of students receive these methods as well as the process of improving the teaching methodologies.