[Strategies for health education in cardiology]

Health education still lacks content and represents an undefined field. Nevertheless, it may be a cheap, simple and reliable tool to offer the public, thus giving them knowledge concerning the prevention and the treatment of and the rehabilitation from heart disease. Different strategies are available, but it is of paramount importance for physicians and nurses working in the field of cardiology, to change their attitude in approaching patients and to have specialized training. Numerous post-graduate courses dealing with new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are continuously conducted in our Country. On the contrary, very little has been done to stimulate medical staff to be interested in acquiring knowledge of prevention and health education methodology and practice. Health policy should therefore be directed to this goal, and the performance of the Centres of Cardiology might be augmented with the help of volunteer organizations.