Health Education Approaches in Wellness Promotion in Schools and Communities

Abstract

Wellness promotion is relevant in addressing public health challenges especially among schools and communities. Health and wellness in schools and communities are determined by such factors as socio-economic conditions, state of one’s health, exercise and fitness level. This paper examined wellness promotion variables in schools and communities and the health education approach. Health education is a preventive strategy for achieving desirable change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours and skills for the attainment of optimum standard of healthy living. The paper concluded that health educators should identify school and community health needs, adopt relevant approaches and strategies in meeting the needs. The paper recommended among others the need for wellness programme as an intervention to be developed and implemented in schools and communities.