WAEC Health Education / Health Science Syllabus
Every section, topic and candidate objective in the official WAEC Health Education / Health Science outline — 3 sections, 3 topics and 3 objectives.
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1Section A: History of Health Education & Human Anatomy and Physiology
1 topic · 1 objective
1Health Education Settings, Human Cells, Tissues, Sense Organs, and Body Systems
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Health education settings, health promotion, somatic/sex cells, mitosis/meiosis, sense organs, skeletal, circulatory, digestive, excretory, respiratory, nervous, endocrine systems, homeostasis, posture, and postural defects
Objective
Understand settings for health education and health promotion concepts; detail cell division, tissue differentiation, and sense organ structures (eye, ear, skin); analyze the human skeleton, muscle types, circulatory system (heart, blood clotting, blood groups, sickle cell); detail digestion, absorption, kidney/skin excretion, respiratory gaseous exchange, brain/nerve functions, endocrine hormones, homeostasis controls, and postural defect corrections.
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2Section B: Personal, Community, Environmental Health, Nutrition, Safety & First Aid
1 topic · 1 objective
1Personal Hygiene, Health Screening, Dental Health, Community & School Health, Family Health, Environmental Health, Nutrition, Safety, and First Aid
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Personal hygiene, eye/auditory defects, dental care, primary health care, school health programs, family health/budgeting, aging, vital statistics, housing, water purification, waste disposal, pollution, occupational hazards, pest control, food nutrients, balanced diet, first aid emergencies, disaster relief, and accident prevention
Objective
Apply personal hygiene practices, vision/auditory defect screening, and dental hygiene; evaluate primary healthcare, school health initiatives (FRESH, CFS), family health, maternal/child care, and vital statistics; examine criteria for housing, water purification, refuse/sewage disposal, pollution types, occupational health, and pest/vector control; test for food nutrients, calculate caloric needs, plan balanced diets for various age groups, and apply food preservation; execute first aid for emergencies (cuts, fractures, burns, suffocation) and practice accident/disaster prevention.
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3Section C: Substance Education, Diseases, Family Life, Mental Health & Consumer Health
1 topic · 1 objective
1Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Education, Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases, Human Reproduction/Sexuality, Mental Health, and Consumer Health
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Drug abuse consequences, tobacco/alcohol health effects, air/water/insect/contact communicable diseases, deficiency and cellular non-communicable diseases, reproductive system anatomy, conception/birth, family planning methods, population education, emotional/mental health traits, consumer health laws, quackery, and nostrums
Objective
Evaluate drug misuse, self-medication, and health effects of tobacco and alcohol; analyze causes, vectors, life cycles, and prevention of communicable diseases (malaria, TB, cholera, worms, STIs/AIDS) and non-communicable diseases (deficiencies, cancer, diabetes, hypertension); detail human reproductive anatomy, menstrual cycle, birth control, safe motherhood, and population education; promote emotional/mental health; evaluate consumer health protection laws, orthodox vs traditional healthcare services, quackery dangers, health insurance, and nostrums.
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