To provide knowledge, health campaigns in carefully selected areas where we can capture big number of our selected audience is good. In these campaigns using a cobmination of good verbal messages, printed materials to give away and also some teaching aids like models and videos will bring out more benifit. It is also important to focus on3-5 points max at a time as people will not remember more than this at a time. Using media nowadays is very good to spread health knowledge. However, knowledge is not enough to change behaviors and a good example are the smokers who know very well about the hazards of smoking but they continue to smoke. Well structured one to one interventions are the best for changing behaviors. Finally, although it is the person responsibility to take care of his health but policies and facilities are very important to support personal health choices and to make the healthy choices the easiest choices.
Regards
Hadeel Abkari
Health educator
