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PHC 312

• If you were the head of health communication unit at Saudi MOH, how will you improve the health communication strategies used now during COVID-19
• Give suggestions and/or recommendations

Briefly discuss the importance of citizen engagement in health communication

Answer 1

Health education should be planned using certain strategies so that , it has most effective impact on community people .some of the strategis are:-

1.motivational - health education must arouse desire to learn new change ,new ideas among the community people,it would help people to develop interest and relate oneself with the topic

Ex- in this covid situation- health education should be such that ,the can relate with necessary preventive measures like using mask ,using sanitizer it's benefits,so that the develep ineteest with the topic.

2.participation - participation of community people is very important so that helath education has its maximum advantage.

Ex- community people participating in health education program , would help to easy spread of information

3. Target group- health education programme should be such that ..it focus certain age group so have maximum impact on group,and content should be prepared , according to group.

Ex- health education of uneducated people should include more pictorial charts, for easy understanding.

4.scientific and updated information- health education content must have updated information and scientific reasoning,to help community people to get maximum benefit of education

Ex- correct method of using face mask, procedure of using hand rub,step of hand washing ,these aiuld help people to prevent spread of covid

5. Simple to complex- the content of health education should be arranged such ,so that it would ease audience in understanding from basic knowledge to more complex terms in a systematic manner

Ex- health education of covid should include what's is covid,what's are sign and symptom,mode of transmission,measure of prevention

6. Learning by doing - learning is most effective when done with doing the precedure ,for early learning .

Ex- demonstrate hand washing procedure and ask them to practice simultaneously.

7. Repetition- most people fail to understand the fact in first attempt,they need repitition so that health education is effective

Ex- regular health education on hand washing ,using sanitizer,using face mask would be effective in community

8. Good relations - nurse should have cordial ,kind , friendly with community people,such that they can be involved in health care department