Challenges of Community Health Education in Improving Quality of Life in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to give understanding about community health education to fill the nation’s independence which has a role to create a healthy and strong society and refer to the ability to: a) make and maintain relationships with others; b) well-interact with people and the environment, so that understanding of health can demonstrate the ability to adapt to a changing environment. The method of this scientific paper is carried out by conducting academic analysis from various aspects of relevant reference sources so as to find new theoretical meaning in order to answer the challenges that occur in society. The conclusion is that the public health paradigm is a new health development strategy that views health issues as a continuous variable, planned in a decentralized system, with service activities that are always promotive to alleviate public health, by professional health workers together with participatory communities.