[educating patients and the public in areas of health concern; do not confuse with the education of health care personnel, such as physicians, dentists, etc, see appropriate terms under HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL EDUCATION; however, for the narrower terms, the training of medical personnel about those fields is included and may be postcoordinated with a health care personnel education term, ie neoplasm/cancer education may be postcoordinated with medical education. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0018701 Relation/PAR: education
Relation/CHD: dental health education
sex education
nutrition education
arthritis education
cardiovascular disorder education
drug abuse education
neoplasm/cancer education
diabetes education
AIDS education
mental health education