Potential Uses and Misuses of Education in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Allegrante, John P.

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ERIC Number: EJ313010

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Publication Date: 1984

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Potential Uses and Misuses of Education in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Allegrante, John P.

Teachers College Record, v86 n2 p359-73 Win 1984

National health priorities have moved toward promotion of health and disease prevention over care and disease treatment. Key sociopolitical influences and scientific concepts underlying this shift are analyzed. Strategies of the national program for health promotion and disease prevention include a discussion of uses and misuses of health education. (DF)

Descriptors: Government Role, Health Education, Health Programs, Preventive Medicine, Program Development, Public Health, Public Support

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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