Public health education

Infectious diseases are the disorders that are caused by the pathogens, whereas non-infectious diseases are caused by other factors such as gene mutation, environmental toxins, or lifestyle factors. Most infectious diseases are contagious and can be transmitted from one person to the next. The primary mode of transmission includes air, water, and also being close to the person infected, that is, through contact.  They also have the vaccination that can help in the prevention of the diseases. The non-infectious conditions are difficult to transmit from one person to the next. However, one may get the infections through the vectors that carry the infection (Schlipköter & Flahault, 2010). For the public health education, people should be informed of the various strategies of the avoiding the infection of the infectious diseases that are difficult to evade and also take care to prevent the infection or contain the non-infectious diseases.

Public health education on health promotion would be best for curbing the infection of the disease.  In the modern world, there has been an increase in use of mobile phones and further installation of social media in almost all phones. Infectious diseases can further spread across the borders fast. It will be necessary for public health educators to work on social media platforms in promoting health awareness on the various diseases (Schlipköter & Flahault, 2010). Where possible, public health educators should also transmit the data collected by the physicians to the authorities that would later work on the possibilities of curbing an outbreak quickly.

ReferenceSchlipköter, U., & Flahault, A. (2010). Communicable diseases: achievements and challenges for public health. Public Health Reviews, 32(1), 90.