PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN UNSUR UTAMA DALAM PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI
Early childhood is a golden age period for determining individuals’ future life. Health education for early childhood is the main factor of early childhood education. It is not only as a learning process for health education, but also as a main factor to optimize the physical growth and cognitive and emotional potential. Health education for early childhood is affected by some factors such as: the paradigms of development, the health determinant factors, health services, and health education. There are five main factors acted as a basis namely: (1) parent’s role; (2) political commitment; (3) policy and strategy; (4) value system, socio-economic and culture; and (5) nurture pattern.
Keywords: health education, early childhood, golden age period, health education, health
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