Students’ Practical Health Knowledge Acquisition in Nigeria, Development of Health Education Teachers and Curriculum Overhauling

Abstract

This position paper examined "students" practical health knowledge acquisition in Nigeria, development of health education teachers and curriculum overhauling" through review of Health Educator's opinion. Variable statements discussed include: - (i) Education implementation in Nigeria. (ii) Health Education teaching in Nigeria (m) Fashioning new health education curriculum (iv) Implementation of health education curriculum and (v) reasons for negative students teachers-classroom-behavior. It was summarized that negative teacher students - classroom behavior are the causes of students low practical health knowledge acquisition. Therefore like children, like parents, citizens in Nigeria are not healthy since, drug addiction, armed robbery, raping, religious bigotry that health education propagates to eliminate still prevails in Nigeria. It was recommended among others that health education should he approved as a core - subject to be taken by every student from kindergarten to secondary school level.