Philosophical Foundations of Health Education

This book covers the philosophical and ethical foundations of the professional practice of health education in school, community, work site and hospital settings, as well as in health promotion consultant activities. Designed to be flexible, readers are prompted to develop their own philosophical and ethical approach(s) to the field after becoming familiar with the literature related to the discipline. It provides a state-of-the-art, conceptual framework and is targeted for health education majors who seek careers in health education and to provide other health science and health-related majors, who need to gain clear, succinct philosophical principles.

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits xi Foreword xv Introduction xvii The Editors xxi PART 1 PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH EDUCATION 1 1 THIS I BELIEVE: A PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH EDUCATION 3 Loren B. Bensley Jr. 2 PHILOSOPHICAL BASES FOR HEALTH EDUCATION 7 J. Keogh Rash 3 THREE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS IN DEFINING A PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY 11 R. Morgan Pigg Jr. 4 HEALTH EDUCATION AS A BASIC 17 Carl E. Willgoose 5 SOME GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON HEALTH AND HEALTH EDUCATION: A PHILOSOPHICAL STATEMENT 29 Charles R. Carroll 6 THE HOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY AND PERSPECTIVE OF SELECTED HEALTH EDUCATORS 35 Stephen B. Thomas PART 2 DEVELOPING A PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH EDUCATION 45 7 CONNECTING A PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH TO THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH EDUCATION 49 Becky J. Smith 8 HEALTH EDUCATORS AND THE FUTURE: LEAD, FOLLOW OR GET OUT OF THE WAY 55 Noreen M. Clark 9 HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION: A LOOK AT THE JUNGLE OF SUPPORTIVE FIELDS, PHILOSOPHIES, AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 67 Thomas C. Timmreck, Galen E. Cole, Gordon James, Diane D. Butterworth 10 PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS IN HEALTH EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 79 Helen M. Welle, Robert D. Russell, Mark J. Kittleson PART 3 COGNITIVE APPROACHES IN HEALTH EDUCATION 91 11 TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING IN HEALTH EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS WITHIN CONSTRUCTIVISM THEORY 95 Valerie A. Ubbes, Jill M. Black, Judith A. Ausherman 12 THE PARADIGM SHIFT TOWARD TEACHING FOR THINKING: PERSPECTIVES, BARRIERS, SOLUTIONS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY 109 Bette B. Keyser, James T. Broadbear 13 HISTORICAL STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM 119 Kenneth E. Veselak 14 PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM 127 Delbert Oberteuffer PART 4 CHANGING BEHAVIOR IN HEALTH EDUCATION 135 15 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HEALTH EDUCATION: AN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY 139 Carl I. Fertman 16 HEALTHY BEHAVIOR: THE IMPLICATIONS OF A HOLISTIC PARADIGM OF THINKING THROUGH BODYMIND RESEARCH 145 Don Read, Walt Stoll 17 PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING: CATALYST FOR BEHAVIORAL CHANGE 169 J. Frederick Garman, Carol J. Teske, Duane A. Crider 18 HEALTH PROMOTION AND EMPOWERMENT: REFLECTIONS ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 179 Ronald Labonte PART 5 FREEING / FUNCTIONING IN HEALTH EDUCATION 197 19 HEALTH EDUCATION AS FREEING 201 Jerrold S. Greenberg 20 DEMOCRACY: THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOLS 207 Andy Anderson, Barbara Ronson 21 HUMAN ECOLOGY AND HEALTH EDUCATION 227 Howard S. Hoyman 22 SPIRITUAL WELLNESS, HOLISTIC HEALTH, AND THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH EDUCATION 243 Steven Hawks PART 6 SOCIAL CHANGE IN HEALTH EDUCATION 253 23 NEW HEALTH PROMOTION MOVEMENT: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION 257 Ann Robertson, Meredith Minkler 24 POTENTIAL UNTAPPED: HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION AS A MEANS TO PEACE 275 Daniel Leviton 25 PUTTING POLITICS BACK IN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION 299 Martha L. Coulter, Terrance Allbrecht, Elizabeth Gulitz, Mary Figg, Charles Mahan 26 HEALTH CARE REFORM: INSIGHTS FOR HEALTH EDUCATORS 305 Thomas O'Rourke 27 THE ROLE OF HEALTH EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS IN ADVOCACY 311 M. Elaine Auld, Eleanor Dixon-Terry 28 THE ROLE OF HEALTH EDUCATION ADVOCACY IN REMOVING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE 319 John P. Allegrante, Donald E. Morisky, Behjat A. Sharif 29 LESSONS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE GLOBAL VILLAGE 335 Helda Pinzon-Perez APPENDIX A PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH EDUCATION GRID 341 APPENDIX B PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH EDUCATION: A POSITION STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH EDUCATION (AAHE) 345 APPENDIX C HEALTH LITERACY: A POSITION STATEMENT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH EDUCATION (AAHE) 349 APPENDIX D CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROFESSION 351 APPENDIX E CHES QUESTIONS 357 References 413 Index 417