Approaches for Enhancing Environmental Health Literacy through Healthcare Educational Programs

Renuka, Bibhu, Agrawal, Shinde and Chanania

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 2, 205

Abstract: People and groups need to know about environmental health literacy (EHL) in order to make smart choices about their health that are affected by external factors. As environmental health problems like climate change and pollution get worse, healthcare education programs need to make improving EHL a top priority. People can get the information and skills they need from these classes to understand and deal with environmental health risks. With an eye towards integrating environmental health concepts to medical programs, community health services, and public health campaigns, this article examines many approaches to enhance EHL via healthcare education. Including approaches from many disciplines, including environmental science, public health, and policy education, in healthcare training programs may assist create more broadly covering health teaching initiatives. Sharing environmental health data should also include public health specialists, physicians, and nurses among other healthcare professionals. Using data supported by facts, they may educate their patients about natural hazards and how to be safe. Healthcare environments which include hospitals and clinics are exquisite venues for public health education as they build trusted relationships with their patrons. Running with environmental companies, healthcare structures may additionally set up network-based tasks that boom information of environmental fitness hazards and support ecologically accountable residing. Every other vital method is the usage of digital technologies to offer instructional resources such mobile applications and e-mastering sites. those gear can assist more humans get understanding and make mastering more customized and real-time. The paper also talks about problems that come up whilst trying to placed EHL plans into action, together with a loss of sources, society's resistance to alternate, and the way difficult it's miles to address environmental troubles in healthcare situations. To resolve those issues, all and sundry concerned such as teachers, fitness care employees, lawmakers, and neighbourhood agencies desires to paintings collectively. We will enhance EHL through the use of these methods in healthcare coaching and practice. This can cause higher health consequences, higher environmental care, and a extra stable destiny for communities around the world.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.56294/hl2023205

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