Health Education

At CHC of Central Missouri our certified health education staff perform health education functions as part of their primary responsibility (medical treatment, nursing, social work, physical therapy, and oral hygiene)

The purpose of health education is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals in our community as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health. Health education improves the health status of individuals, families and communities. Health education enhances the quality of life for all people. Health education reduces premature deaths. By focusing on prevention, health education reduces the costs (both financial and human) that individuals, employers, families, insurance companies, medical facilities, communities, the state and the nation would spend on medical treatment.