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Importance of Health Education

Importance of Health Education

Overview

Education is the act of sharing and receiving knowledge from a source or another person. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. It is important to stay fit and healthy. Health education is a process of educating people about health. It is a continuous process of bringing changes in health knowledge, attitude, and behavior for the promotion of a healthier life.

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Health education is concerned with the communication of information, fostering the motivation, skills, and confidence necessary to take action to improve health. Health education may involve the communication of information and the development of skills that promote health literacy.

Health education presents information to target populations on particular health topics, including the health benefits or threats they face, and provides tools to build capacity and support behavior change in an appropriate manner. Educating Health via different means can be very fruitful. A great way to share health literacy is via Health Education Videos. Health education videos are the answer to today’s short attention spans and differences in how people learn. Health Education videos educate patients about the diseases and also aim to improve their health by encouraging compliance with medical treatment regimens and promoting healthy lifestyles altogether.

Patients often misinterpret the information provided by their doctor which could result in lethal outcomes. In today’s time, Healthcare practitioners often assume that their explanations are easy to understand but in reality, it becomes really hard for patients to keep up with the jargon or phrases that doctors often use. Providing Health Information is the doctor’s responsibility before any medical treatment begins to ensure that the patient understands what the procedure is for and the patient agrees to receive it. The hindrance of providing Health Education can easily be solved via Videos which acts as a common bridge between a doctor and their patients. It is proven that Visuals are a more efficient way to convey health education.

What is the importance of Health Education?

The main purpose of Health Education is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health. Videos on Health Education play a vital role and are a valuable resource for assistance in educating patients in today’s changing health care environment. Health Educational Visuals can be effective teaching tools for patients by facilitating knowledge acquisition, reducing anxiety, improving coping skills, and enhancing self-care behaviors.

Videos on Health education about diseases increase patient engagement and knowledge about what can be expected during a medical procedure is critical. Patients feel embarrassed about asking questions like how the procedure will be done, what it will look like, what are the precautions to be taken, why medicine has been prescribed, what side effects to look out for, and what to do if they are experiencing problems. Medical and health-related information can be very complex and may take time to understand fully, even for patients with good health literacy.

Good communication with a healthcare provider makes it more understandable for patients to benefit from their treatment and helps to ensure the best-suited treatment for them by the practitioner which can be done by educating patients on Health Education.

How can ERemedium help?

ERemedium is India’s largest health literacy platform and leading Healthcare Digital platform with a presence in over 5,000 Hospitals and clinics, impacting 20 million patients monthly.

ERemedium works closely with over 10,000 Doctors to better engage and communicate with patients by creating high-quality patient education content.

MEDXPLAIN: Medxplain is a cloud-based content subscription platform for doctors which acts as a bridge between a doctor and a patient. Medxplain increases patient satisfaction and promotes health literacy at the moment of greatest impact. Doctors can now communicate over 1,000 Conditions, Procedures, and Treatment Options with Patients in an unprecedented way. Medcomm enables Quality Consultation in less time by use of a copyrighted content library consisting of 3D Anatomy, Gesture driven patient information Animations, and Infographics. The content platform can be opened easily on a mobile, tablet, laptop, or desktop.

The platform comes with full-blown customization and personalization options with exciting features such as real-time sharing, personal content upload, bookmarks, etc.

For more information: https://medxplain.eremedium.in/

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