Health Education and Promotion Panacea for Achieving
Sustainable Developmental Goals in Nigeria
Volume 7 - Issue 2
Adaeze Oguegbu*
- Department of Public and Community Health, Liberty University, USA
Received: October 06, 2021 Published: January 13, 2022
Corresponding author: Adaeze Oguegbu, Department of Public and Community Health, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA
DOI: 10.32474/RRHOAJ.2022.07.000260
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Health as the totality of a person(s) state of mind, physic and social wellbeing is prioritized all around the world. This is
imperative because health determines ones abilities and capabilities which reflect in the input one could make in their environment
for improved productivity. The nation with healthy individuals stands to excel in national growth and development which affirms
the maxim health is wealth. A healthy nation is a wealthy nation thus to achieve any kind of development in any sector, it has to
attained through healthy individuals. Sequel to this, sustainable developmental goals have to be accomplished when the citizens
of the country are sound physically, socially and psychologically. In the absence of good health of the citizens, the national aims
and objectives as well as the sustainable developmental goals will remain unaccomplished leading to under development and
its attendant upheavals. Stemming from the above declaration, this paper tries to unravel the concepts of health education and
promotion, importance of health education and promotion to the populace, the sustainable developmental goals and how health
and promotion education could accelerate the achievement of sustainable developmental goals in Nigeria. Suggestions were also
made in that direction.
Keywords: Health Education; Promotion; Panacea; Achieving; Sustainable Developmental Goals
Abstract|
Introduction|
The Concept of Health Education|
Problems of Teaching Health Education in Nigerian
Schools|
The Concept of Health Promotion|
The Scope of Health Promotion|
The focus of health promotion is|
Conclusion|
Suggestions|
References|