Abstract

MONTENEGRO-MARTINEZ, Gino. The purposes of public health education. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [online]. 2019, vol.37, n.2, pp.67-74. ISSN 0120-386X.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.v37n2a08.

This article aims to define the public health education purposes. The education as a concept was reviewed from different author’s perspective and the description of three circumstances that hinder the educational process. Public health education must allow dialectical construction of health, quality of life, well-being, “well life” and dignified life from multiculturalism, diversity and different disciplines. Likewise, should be oriented to be a contextualized education, based on a definition of politics as decision-making arena aimed at achieving a collective good and promotes the involvement of professionals in such scenarios. Beyond knowledge, generate awareness about reality experienced. See the health promotion as a tool that allow a critical reading of reality. Should be an interdisciplinary education that allows the different disciplines participation with their methods to achieve a broad knowledge of the reality you want to know. Finally, an education that promotes the effective exercise of citizenship where people participate, carry out and enforce the agreements reached by society.

Keywords : Public Health Education; Health Education; Education for Community Health; Teaching for Health.

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