Question

The principle and the parents would like you to develop a health education program that addresses obesity for elementary school. List five important points about teaching children that you would need to consider in planning your program. Compare and contrast the strategies you would use for elementary school students versus adults.
  

Answer 1

Ans: Health education is needed in every setting including hospitals, schools , public places etc. The five important points about teaching children of elementary school in a health education program are :

1. Use the simplest teaching and learning method for the elementary school children as they can't understand the complex things.

2. Teach the students about the daily exercises like going out for a morning walk, it's advantages and it's fruitful affect on health. So the children get inspired by such activities which would lead to their good health.

3. Provide scientific knowledge. It is important to keep an up-to-date information about any disease so that we can ensure quality care.

4. Provide the children information about the importance of activities like brushing teeth, taking meals on time, etc.

5. Teach the children about the risk factors of some activities like tobacco, alcohol etc., so that they will be aware and will grow with these concepts and may also pass the information to elders.

Comparing and contrasting the stratigies used for elementary school students versus adults :

1. Adults have well developed mentality so we can provide them with the latest scientific evidence of diseases on the other hand the same can not be done in elementary school children, they should be taught simple things keeping their learning ability in view.

2. Adults may already know about the importance of good daily exercises like doing a morning walk etc so we should focus on the other infyabout health that is not known to adults . On the other hand we have to including these things for elementary school children.

3. There is need for providing sex education to the adults. On the other hand elementary school children should be provided with basic care information and should be given sex education when they get mature.

4. We can use better teaching and learning methods for adults but we have to make things simple for elementary school children.

5. Elementary school children should not be provided with large content of information at the same time as they can not retain it for too long. While as we can explain things in detail in adults.