The last century has witnessed a great development in all areas, Health care services are
constantly evolving including health education which is considered as a cornerstone in the
prevention of diseases. Health education should start from primary
health care centers which are
responsible for ensuring the provision of health education not only for patients and their families
but also to society as a whole. In order to achieve the desired objectives of health education in
health centers, it must be desired supported by using the appropriate materials of health education,
which effectively contribute to raising the educational process level and increase its efficiency. The
optimal use of educational materials by competent person will help him to do his job efficiently
with high quality. Educational materials helps in providing health information in interesting
manner and create an ambiance of interaction and teamwork between the provider and beneficiary.
Despite the importance of using health education materials in the process of providing health
information , there are few foreign and Arabic studies and there are no studies in Syria that deal
with this important side of health education process ( i.e : the use of educational materials). This
study aimed to evaluate the use of health educational materials in primary healthcare centers in the
city of Lattakia by all members of the nursing staff working in those centers, since each nursing
health care provider plays a role as a health educator during the delivery of health services.
The study was conducted in primary health care centers in the city of Lattakia , The sample
consisted of 220 nursing and health care providers in 12 health center. The most important results
were that health care providers use the educational materials available to them at the center, and
there is a remarkable shortage in the availability of audio visual and sensual educational materials.
Health care providers acknowledge the importance of using educational materials in the process of
providing health information to the beneficiary. However, There are many difficulties facing them.
