Spiritual_Wellness_Holistic_Health_and_the_Practic

PART
2
DEVELOPING A
PHILOSOPHY OF
HEALTH EDUCATION
Philosophy, as defined in the Oxford Dictionary of Current English (2006), is the study of
the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. It is an attitude (a way
of thinking or feeling about someone or something) that guides a person ’ s behavior.
The study of philosophy aids individuals in the quest of understanding the world
around and within as a whole entity.
Thus, if we are going to develop a philosophy of Health Education, we must consider
some of the following issues: (1) human functioning — physically, mentally, emotionally,
socially, culturally, or environmentally; (2) goals of humankind — the desirable