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Community and Public Health Nursing

Volume  2, Issue 2, May-Aug 2017, Pages 67-70
 

Review Article

Nursing Contribution in Improving Health Status through Health Education in Rural India

Satish Kumar Avasthi*, Rishi Dutt Avasthi**

*Professor/ Principal, **Asso. Professor / HOD, Community Health Nursing, Swasthya Kalyan Institute of Medical Technology & Nursing Education, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.2217.9

Abstract

Nursing profession as a health educator has a vital importance in rural health education up gradation. This profession maintain inter sector co-ordination with each & every sector of health for any health programs planning & implementation is essential component. Health education is mandatory to increase awareness among population, but in rural India it is a really a challenge due to lack of resources, man power & illiteracy. In health science system Nurses form a major work force of man power. In rural India all the units of healthy care delivery system majority of manpower in rural health centres comprise with nurses only. The main reasons of failure of health education is that we assume that only illiterate people stay in rural areas and we utilize pamphlets, newspaper, magazine, conferences & seminars for health education. But we neglect unfortunately about the illiterate population. As such Illiteracy is still remaining in rural India so we should develop the new methods of health education. In health science system Nurses form a major work force of man power. In rural India all the units of healthy care delivery system majority of manpower in rural health centres comprise with nurses only.

 

  


Keywords : Health Education; Nursing; Rural India; Nurse Role; Audio-Visual Aids.
Corresponding Author : Satish Kumar Avasthi, Principal, ISwasthya Kalyan Institute of Medical Technology & Nursing Education, Jaipur - 302024 Rajasthan, India.