Health Education MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Health Education
Tree Number(s): F01.100.150.750.500.600.500.001.001; F01.145.488.887.500.600.500.001.001; I02.233.332; N02.421.726.407; N05.300.150.800.500.600.500.001.001
Unique ID: D006266
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006266
Annotation: educ of general public or individuals; educ of patients in & outside hosp = PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC
Scope Note: Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.
Entry Version: HEALTH EDUC
Entry Term(s): Community Health Education; Education, Community Health; Education, Health; Health Education, Community
See Also: Health Promotion
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/07/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Attitude [F01.100]
  - Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
    - Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
      - Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.100.150.750.500]
        
        Patient Compliance [F01.100.150.750.500.600]
        
        Medication Adherence [F01.100.150.750.500.600.500]
        
        Adherence Interventions [F01.100.150.750.500.600.500.001]
        
        Health Education [F01.100.150.750.500.600.500.001.001]

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
    - Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
      - Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.145.488.887.500]
        
        Patient Compliance [F01.145.488.887.500.600]
        
        Medication Adherence [F01.145.488.887.500.600.500]
        
        Adherence Interventions [F01.145.488.887.500.600.500.001]
        
        Health Education [F01.145.488.887.500.600.500.001.001]

Education [I02]
- Education, Nonprofessional [I02.233]

Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services [N02]
- Health Services [N02.421]
  - Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
  - Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
    - Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
      - Patient Acceptance of Health Care [N05.300.150.800.500]
        
        Patient Compliance [N05.300.150.800.500.600]
        
        Medication Adherence [N05.300.150.800.500.600.500]
        
        Adherence Interventions [N05.300.150.800.500.600.500.001]
        
        Health Education [N05.300.150.800.500.600.500.001.001]

Health Education Preferred

Community Health Education Narrower

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