Which of the following best describes why community health education programs are important?
a. It provides a way to reinforce voluntary behavior changes.
b. Health education is an area that has desperately needed improvement.
c. Health education prevents the occurrence of disease.
d. It is the most cost-effective way of improving health.
ANS: A
Health education is designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health. Health education is unable to prevent disease from occurring and it is not the most cost-effective way to improve health.
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