An Analysis of Health Education Programs in Public Health Centers

The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyse health education programs in public health centers. Major research issues were the themes of health education programs, target population, budget, and the use of health education materials. Research methods included survey of health education programs and preparation of workforce in public health centers. Officers in the public health centers who are in charge of health education were asked to respond to the survey. Among 244 public health centers, 181 public health centers responded to the survey questionnaire. An average of 8.6 kinds of health education programs were implemented for each public health center in 2001. The number of the types of health education programs varied widely across public health centers (from 1 to 34). The themes of health promotion and education were anti-smoking (22.71%), hypertension and diabetes control (22.59%), nutrition and weight management (12.52%), sex education (5.55%), and maternal and child health (5.94%). Other relevant topics