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First aid training is necessary for engineering students to increase their health and safety knowledge relating to reducing damage and suffering and improving their chances of survival. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program by blended learning on knowledge and practices regarding first aid among preparatory year engineering students at Assiut University. A pretest, posttest design was used in this study. About 85 participants were selected randomly from the preparatory year of engineering students at Assiut University. Participants were randomly selected and provided with a first-aid training program. Data were collected via a self-administered knowledge questionnaire sheet and an observational checklist pre, post, and three months after the program intervention. The repeated measured ANOVA was used. Results: The study revealed that 61.2% of students had poor knowledge scores about first aid in the pre-test with a total mean of 65.16±24.41, which improved to 95.3% of students who had good knowledge scores in the post-test with a total mean of 121.89±10.27, and slightly declined to 77.6% having good knowledge scores in the follow-up test with a total mean of 110.93±27.38. Moreover, 85.9% of students had poor practice scores about first aid in the pre-test with a total mean of 19.19±4.71, which improved to 72.9% having good practice scores in the post-test with a total mean of 52.49±7.84, and 65.9% having good practices scores in the follow-up test with a total mean of 48.64±13.49. The study concluded that the training program by blended learning showed a positive effect on knowledge and practices of students at post and follow-up tests. This provides a safe learning environment for engineering students. Recommendation: Blended learning programs should be taken as a learning approach in the health training program implementation.

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Background: Mental disorders are more common in developed world than in developing world. Community, attitude and beliefs play a role in determining behavior of seeking help and successful treatment of patient with mental disorder. It is worth noting that ignorance and stigma prevent the mentally disordered patient from seeking appropriate help. The study aimed to investigate knowledge and attitudes of public toward mental disorders in outpatient clinics at Assiut university general hospital. This study was conducted in outpatient clinics at Assiut university general hospitals. Descriptive study was performed and multi stage sample (first, clinic choose by Random and second, patient's relatives choose by Convenience sampling was used for sex month. The total sample of this study was 1000 person from those attending to outpatient clinics with their relative patients, aged from 18 or more. The present study shows that the majority (84.7% and 83.9%) respectively of the studied sample had unsatisfactory total knowledge scores, and negative attitudes about mental disorders. Also, there is a highly statistical significant difference between total knowledge scores and age, residence, education level and occupation of study participants with P=0.000. Also, between total attitudes level, residence and educational level (P= 0.000 as well as between attitudes toward mental disorders and family history of mental disorders (P= 0.000). The study recommended that we must increase awareness and improve public's knowledge and attitude towards mental disorders through, health education for public in every health care setting that provides care for mentally disordered patients.

Elderly people with inadequate health literacy less mindful of health behaviors significance. Study 1: assess health literacy and health risk behaviors among elderly people in Assiut city. Design: descriptive design was utilized in this study. Settings: the study carried out at two geriatric clubs in Assiut city (Geriatric club in Legitimacy Assembly and Geriatric club of Islamic cultural center). Convenient sample was used after (Total coverage of all elderly club members who agreed to participate in the study were included in the study, their number were 200 elderly participants aged 60 years and above). Four tools were used. Tool I: self administrative questionnaire sheet: include personal characteristics and health risk behaviors related questions. Tool II: body mass index calculation. Tool III: assessment of health literacy scale to assess health literacy level. Tool IV: Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine Scale to assess health literacy grade. Results: 75% of elderly participants had inadequate level of health literacy, also there was statistical significant difference between health literacy level and age P=0.034. Conclusion: inadequate health literacy associated with health risk behaviors and over counter medications. Recommendation: Periodical educational program for elderly people to increase health literacy level about health risk behaviors.