Cultural sensitivity should be the foundation for planned interventions to ensure they meet the needs of the community in question while respecting its culture The next step of community health education is to develop a health education plan.

Planning health education should be taken seriously using a multidisciplinary approach. Planning principles include completing a community health needs assessment to identify a community’s strengths, resources, and needs.

community health education — the process of providing information regarding optimal health and wellness at the community level. cultural sensitivity — an awareness of similarities and differences between cultures without making value judgments about those similarities and differences. active listening — preparing to hear what another person is saying, receiving the sent message, and responding thoughtfully. national campaigns — a series of planned activities or marketing offerings intended to communicate information to the public on a national scale.