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Making Health Education Functional in Health Care Delivery System in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges

Abstract

The provision of good health and well-being as aright to be enjoyed by citizens in a nation is the major responsibility of the National health care delivery system. Despite Nigerian’s strategic position in Africa as the most populous nation, the country is greatly underserved in the health care sphere. Health Education is a process with intellectual, psychological, and social dimensions relating to activities which increase the abilities of people to make improved and informed decisions affecting their personal, family, and community well-being. Health education is essential in the health care delivery system as it helps in the dissemination of knowledge of health issues that affect patients and the public. Some problems such as paucity of funds, public illiteracy, and communication barrier might hinder the functionality of health education in health care delivery system. This paper, therefore, recommend that proper health education, legislation, and policies which will facilitate health education in Healthcare delivery system should be enacted.

Citation

Agboola Happiness Opeyemi. Oladimeji, Ayodeji Amos. Omosowon Fumilayo Joy. Olofintuyi Oluwaseyi Oye. Adebisi Rhoda Ebunoluwa. Making Health Education Functional in Health Care Delivery System in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges. West African Journal of Physical and Health Education, 22, 11-25.

Keywords

Health, health education, health care Delivery system

Author Details

Agboola Happiness Opeyemi

happyagboola7@gmail.com
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of
Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Oladimeji, Ayodeji Amos
oladimejiayomidimeji@gmail.com
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of
Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Omosowon Fumilayo Joy
omosowonfunmi93@gmail.com
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of
Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Olofintuyi Oluwaseyi Oye
oluwaseyiolofintuyi@gmail.com
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of
Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Adebisi Rhoda Ebunoluwa
rhodaline1010@gmail.com
Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of
Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.