DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION TO RAISE A FAMILY?

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You are educated, right! beautiful. Do you know that only right education, right information can be a strong pillar of a healthy family? We have introduced the 5 pillars of a healthy family in the first post, and I have discussed having a vision and proper planning as the first pillar. The next on the list is education and information. 

Education is the best legacy they say, it is the process of achieving, values, skills, beliefs and moral habits. When we are talking about education as a pillar of a healthy family, we will be short of credibility if we only look into formal or classroom education. 

Informal education and information is an integral part of this pillar such as including cultures and social values. What does your culture, belief system and values teach you about being healthy? How do you perceive illness and health from the point of view of your cultural and religious background?

 Unto the classroom or Internet students, what information do you know about health and prevention of illness? Whichever angle (formal or informal) the source of information and education is from, we must make sure they are right and healthy.
 
Pillars differ in their materials and their strength. You can't compare a pillar of wood or bamboo to that of a pure concrete. Education as a pillar of healthy family will do well if it's made from the right source and of right materials.
The quality of the education you uphold or have as a family head will determine how healthy and strong your family will be. Knowledge is power. No one can give what they do not have, the more the right information you have about health, the healthier will be your family. You will however do well also by putting in check the make-ups of your beliefs and value system especially those that directly affect health.

Check the information below. They are detrimental to health, you can agree with me that they are gotten from informal education (cultural background) upheld by the Africans. 




Check these, they are informal too but beneficial to health.
1. Adequate care for new born mother and baby- Omugwo.
2. Different food delicacies.
3. Respect for elders.
4. Not eating pork: Reduces incidence of tape worm.
5. Frowning at divorce.
6. Prolong breast feeding.
7. Male circumcisions.
8. African music.
9. Taking care of the old.
These are beliefs held at high esteem by especially the African culture.

Sources of right modern health information.
On the other hand formal education, health education and information is better acquired on a platform like this or on World Health organization platforms. Anyone can write anything on the Google platform hence you must go for the right information. Other platforms you can check include Medscape and Pubmed websites. 



Importance of classroom education.
Going to school to study helps so much about being in health and raising a healthy family. Formal education has a way of improving many things including health. Research shows that American with more education live longer, healthier lives than those with fewer years of schooling.

Here are some of the importance of formal education to family health.
1. You are exposed to clasess of food and various food combinations.
2. You understand the importance of taking a member of the family to hospital when ill.
3. You are able to comprehend prescribed medications and limit self medications.
4. The more your education, the more your level of exposure and of course the higher is likely to be your income and your ability to afford health services. Higher education=Better Jobs and higher earnings.
5. Having right education reduces your stress as a family head. You are exposed to more information and not carried away by winds of health rumors.
6. Things are rapidly changing about health day by day, educated people are more likely to understand and comprehend changes in health sector.

In conclusion, Education is a pillar but right Education is a stronger pillar of a healthy family. Get right information and knowledge on health and apply them to your family growth. Avoid rumors and anything not from the health authorities. Knowledge is power.

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