NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

National Health Education, Information and Communication (According to Annual Report 2075/76, DoHS, Nepal)

    Ø Established in 1993 AD under department of health services.
Ø This center is responsible for developing, producing and disseminating message to promote and support specific all health related programs and services in an integrated manner.
Ø NHEICC program have been placed in 75 districts since FY 2051/52 (1995 AD).
Ø Health education section was established under DOHS in 1965 AD.
Ø Health education is health promotion.
Ø First health education program was introduced in Nepal in Rapti valley.
Ø Health education center was established under DOHS in 1960 AD.
Ø 55 districts focused onto IEC activities about reproductive health and family planning.
Ø Exhibition method of health education is mass method.
Ø Public health day celebrated on 14^th August.

Ø NHEICC started to disseminate health message to people through FM radio program since 1998 AD.
Ø Street drama a communication method is allocated by NHEICC for 75 districts.
Ø UNFPA is principle donor for IEC program one reproductive health program.
Ø Goal: To promote healthy behaviour, the prevention andcontrol of disease and increased access to and use of health services. 
Ø Objectives 
•     Mobilize and use modern and traditional communication multimedia and methods to raise health awareness, knowledge and promote healthy behaviour among the general public.
•     Strengthen, expand and implement health communication programmes at all levels.
•     Generate, collect and mobilize resources to implement health communication programmes.
•     Prevent the unauthorized dissemination and duplication of health related messages or information and materials on different issues.

•     Enhance capacity on health communication to develop, produce and disseminate quality, correct, authorized, uniform appropriate messages and information.
•     Provide quality health messages and information through appropriate media and methods to citizens who otherwise have little access to such messages and information.
Ø Main Strategies: Advocacy, social mobilization and behaviour change communication are the majorstrategies for health promotion, education and communication
Ø “health begins at home” was a slogan carried in 1973 AD by WHO.