Health Education in the Cooperative Extension Service: Present Status and Recommendations for Future Action

摘要

This report is a statement of the present status of health education in the Cooperative Extension Service and recommendations for needed action. This policy paper is a followup of a national survey of health education in Extension Services conducted in 1974-75. It is essentially a statement of the past contributions of Extension in health education, the major changes which impact on healtheducation programs, the health needs in society which Extension educational efforts can help solve, and the action steps needed for Extension to fully realize the opportunities which exist in health education programs.