Research Paper
A) Historical Development in Health Education
Globally :
Health education in the United States dates back to the late 19th century with the first programs to educate health educators. In the 1940s, quality assurance and standards for professional preparation of health educators were developed. Professional associations created guidelines for preparation of health educators over the next several decades. At the same time, accreditation efforts were introduced.
In the 1970s, health education started to evolve as a profession in the sociological perspective. Efforts to create a health education code of ethics, a skill-based set of competencies, rigorous system for quality assurance and a credentialing system were also initiated.
Today, health care educators can chose to be educated from 250 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in colleges and universities. A professional code of ethics has been endorsed by Coalition of National Health Education Organizations (CNHEO), the leading health education professional association.
Locally :
Before 1898: During the pre-Spanish period, traditional ways of healing (i.e., herbs and rituals) were widely used. Public health services in the Philippines began in 1577 when a Franciscan friar, Fr. Juan Clemente, established a dispensary for Manila indigents. In 1659, the dispensary became the San Juan de Dios Hospital.
The Spaniards instituted a hospital system with 13 hospitals and intensified public health work with the creation of the Central Board of Vaccination and a Board of Health and Charity. Before the Americans came to the Philippines, there were already Medicos Titulares, which corresponds to today’s provincial health workers. 1898: On June 23, 1898, the Department of Public Works, Education and Hygiene (currently known as Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Education, and Department of Health, respectively) was formally proclaimed by President Emilio Aguinaldo.
Globally :
Health education in the United States dates back to the late 19th century with the first programs to educate health educators. In the 1940s, quality assurance and standards for professional preparation of health educators were developed. Professional associations created guidelines for preparation of health educators over the next several decades. At the same time, accreditation efforts were introduced.
In the 1970s, health education started to evolve as a profession in the sociological perspective. Efforts to create a health education code of ethics, a skill-based set of competencies, rigorous system for quality assurance and a credentialing system were also initiated.
Today, health care educators can chose to be educated from 250 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in colleges and universities. A professional code of ethics has been endorsed by Coalition of National Health Education Organizations (CNHEO), the leading health education professional association.
Locally :
Before 1898: During the pre-Spanish period, traditional ways of healing (i.e., herbs and rituals) were widely used. Public health services in the Philippines began in 1577 when a Franciscan friar, Fr. Juan Clemente, established a dispensary for Manila indigents. In 1659, the dispensary became the San Juan de Dios Hospital.
The Spaniards instituted a hospital system with 13 hospitals and intensified public health work with the creation of the Central Board of Vaccination and a Board of Health and Charity. Before the Americans came to the Philippines, there were already Medicos Titulares, which corresponds to today’s provincial health workers. 1898: On June 23, 1898, the Department of Public Works, Education and Hygiene (currently known as Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Education, and Department of Health, respectively) was formally proclaimed by President Emilio Aguinaldo.