Health Promotion and Health Education in Nursing and Healthcare

Dear Colleagues,

To ensure the promotion of health and the best health outcomes for all, nursing and health education needs to be contemporary, evidenced-based, and culturally safe. The quality of health education programs and how we teach future health care professionals is therefore of paramount importance for public health. With the growth in virtual, e-learning, and mass online open courses (MOOCs), educational programs are moving away from the more traditional face-to-face, intimate, human interactions that were previously the basis for health education. Currently, research outcomes vary when reporting on the educational outcomes and benefits associated with prevailing educational program delivery modes. Closer examination of the educational outcomes and professional capabilities of students educated by these modes is essential. This may be more so when educating future health care professionals whose practice is underpinned by effective teamwork, communication, and human empathy for patients and colleagues.

Health promotion strategies are also shifting in accessibility and delivery modes to increase health literacy levels. However, the global disease burden associated with obesity and type II diabetes, along with acknowledged co-morbidities, continues to rise. Again, closer examination of the educational theories underpinning health promotion strategies and interventions as well as the cultural relevance and safety of the programs, as perceived by users, are essential. 

This Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on Health Promotion and Health Education in Nursing and Healthcare. Research papers focusing on new and innovative approaches to educating future health care professionals, as well as research related to the provision of new and culturally safe health promotion strategies are welcome. Other accepted manuscript types include methodological papers, position papers, brief reports, and commentaries.

Dr. Lyn Ebert
Guest Editor

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• health education
• midwifery
• nursing
• women’s health
• communicating in the health care context