As the world keeps developing at a very fast pace and the rate whereby information is getting easier to access as compared to years ago, it is still quite disheartening that health challenges are still very on the rise which is quite opposite of what should be happening.
I have come to understand that our society lack the health education that majority of people needs to stay healthy and this is affecting a lot of us. When I talk about Health Education, I mean having the right knowledge and also the right practices that will help you to improve your health. For every home in our society in this present age we find ourselves, I strongly believe it is a necessity that health education should be rooted in every home.
Today I will be taking us on a journey on the importance of health education for every home and individual in general. Starting from the first one, I will say health education helps in promoting preventing health measures. Like the popular saying I grew up to hear "Prevention is better than Cure". One of the major benefits of health education is the fact that it gives you the needed knowledge and information about preventive measures. There are some health challenges that only if we are aware of some of their preventive measures, we will not be suffering from them today.
Well even though there are some health conditions that we might not be able to effectively prevent probably due to our ignorance of the nature of our environment and diet, by having access to the necessary health education, it can helps in managing chronic conditions effectively instead of allowing them to grew worse. We need to be enlighten on how to manage symptoms and not only that but also expose medications structures and generally lifestyle adjustments that will help manage the health conditions irrespective of how chronic it will be.
Over the years, I have come to discover that there are some health conditions individuals suffer from that will not have grown worse if only they are aware of the necessary knowledge and information about how to manage it at the early stage of the health conditions. Permit me to say that Ignorance is really a deadly disease.
One major benefit of learning the health conditions is the fact that also it helps to enhance the wellbeing and family health of the home. Health education can go a long way in educating family member and individuals about the need to practice good and healthy eating habits, exercise and also good hygiene. There are some hygiene practices I was not putting into practice in my life years ago but due to the fact that I exposed myself to health education and seeing the benefits it will have both to my mental health and wellbeing, I begin to cultivate it and add it to my life.
This particular benefits we might not be aware of but that is the truth. Health education over the years and due to my personal experience can help you to build resilience and coping skills in environment, health crises and emergencies that you see arises in your life unexpectedly. Simple coping skills like administering first aid to an injured individual or to be able to perform CPR at a very emergency situation. Trust me, these skills can go a long way to save lives at the end of the day. Not only that, it can help you build resilience like I said in a way that you can be able to handle stress and position your mental health to be in a good condition.
It can also help to promote community health and safety in general. If you are reading this post, you will agree with me that our environment and society in general will have been a better place to be if all of us have the right enlightenment and understanding about some health culture and practices. By every home to be aware of health education, we can see every individual to be engaging in community health initiatives. By doing so, our environment will be a better place to be than before.
As I conclude, you will agree with me that every home needs health education and I believe it is high time it is established as a conversant topic to be discussed in our society. By all means, try to get more knowledge and information as that will help your health to be in a better condition and helps the safety of others.
