Evaluating Health Education Programs in Addressing Environmental Health Risks
Introduction: determinants linked to the environment. This article reports on the effectiveness of health education programs to address environmental health risks. Programs were aimed at children, adults, and older populations and generally educated the population on specific or general ways of reducing health risks withMethods: program design, target population, and outcomes. analysis were collected from literature databases. Data extraction and synthesis: A total of 15 studies were included in the final analysis; data were extracted on A systematic review was performed, and the studies that included theResults: studied populations. Changes in behavior, including safer ecological practices and reduced exposure to environmental toxins. The results were the same across all of the of environmental health hazards among program participants. The programs also were found to lead to The synthesis results indicated that health education programs were successful in increasing knowledge and awarenessConclusions: the implementation and scalability of these programs in respective settings and communities. Effectiveness and determine which strategies are best for various populations. Future research should also evaluate environmental hazards and better overall health. However, further research is needed to assess these programs' long-term environmental health threats. By increasing participants' knowledge and behavior, they can lead to decreased exposure to Health education programs can be valuable means of addressing.
Authors
- Manashree Mane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-815X)
- Akshaya Kumar Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2104-5676)
- Sandhya Sriram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8776-1390)
- Bijal Zaveri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-557X)
- Pallavi Prakash Chandra
- S. Mahendra Dev
- Kumar RG Hemanth
Institutions
- Jain University (IN)
- Siksha O Anusandhan University (IN)
- Noida International University (IN)
- Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Parul University (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital (IN)
- Chitkara University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Leadership and Quality of Life
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56294/hl2024.372
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85