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- COURSE INTRODUCTION, OVERVIEW AND WELCOME MESSAGE
COURSE INTRODUCTION, OVERVIEW AND WELCOME MESSAGE
Welcome to Community Health Course.
My name is Dean Jamal and I am the course lead for the Community Health Course. As you prepare to start theis course, kindly watch this brief welcome message video.
Enjoy the course and do not hesitate to reach out if you face any challenge.
Click on this link to join the online discussion or Peer to Peer discussion on the Overview of Community Health Course (CHC)
NB: Participation is mandatory for all learners and you are expected to comply with the rules of engagement
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
1. DO NOT USE FOUL WORDS NOR INSULT ANY PARTICIPANTS. ALWAYS BE POLITE AND RESPECTFULNESS
2. DO NOT SHARE VIOLENT GRAPHICS, IMAGES OR PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS.
3. RESPECT THE VIEWS OF OTHERS WITHOUT FIGHT NOR GRUDGE.
4. THIS PLATFORM IS FOR ACADEMIC DISCUSSIONS ONLY, DO NOT PROMOTE BUSINESS, INVOLVE IN POLITICS TALKS ETC.
- SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATORY COURSES
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATORY COURSES
In the first week of this course, you will offer some short modules for skills development and preparation. This includes short courses on Life Skills, Introducing Peace and Conflict Resolution, and community resilience. These preparatory courses were made to give you an introduction into the essentials of life skills to help you forward in your life and your job.
In Life Skills, you will learn to think about who you are and where you want to go, and what skills you will need to develop in order to get there. In introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution, you will do exercises with your fellow students in order to learn about conflict, how to recognize and respond to conflict, and how to mediate it. In community resilience, you will learn to recognize how experiences you have may have impacted or continue to impact you, and how you can deal with this, so that you can fully concentrate on your professional career.
Please enjoy these introductory courses in your first week, and continue to work with and reflect on this first week as you move through the full course.
Click the link above to access the notes on HM01 - Community Resilience
This module comes in two parts and is developed in recognition that most people may have come across experiences, that are very difficult that continue to affect them in many ways including affect their learning.
Psychological trauma results from extraordinarily stressful events that shatter people’s sense of security, creating in them a sense of helplessness in a dangerous world.
These experiences may include war, atrocities, abuse, extreme poverty and other similar experiences that have caused you to feel helpless and unable to escape and save yourself.Learning Resources
Read the notes provided and watch the videos below.
Video I - Defining Trauma
Video II- Defining Trauma
Click the link above to access the notes of this module.
Everyone experiences conflict at some stage in their life. The conflicts can be interpersonal and sometimes we even experience it with our friends or family members when we disagree with them about something.
This module will help you understand how conflicts develop and how we can as individuals be part of escalating or resolving the conflict.
Learning Resources
Make use of the tasks provided in the notes provided and watch these videos
Video I - Introduction Part 1
Video I - Introduction Part 2
Lesson 1 - How conflicts can develop
Lesson 2 - Stages of conflict
Lesson 3 - Personal styles of managing conflict
Lesson 4 - Prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination
Attempt this remedial assessment before starting the Community Health Course. It is part of the Life Skills Module and it aims at:
- Assessing skills that you have as a learner as you start the programme
- Assess the level at which you can engage with the content that’s in the course
NOTE:
This is a very important introductory exercise and will help your lecturers and tutors prepare and deliver the right content for you the learner. Therefore take the exercise seriously and be as honest as you can be.
- Module III (HM03) - Life Skills File 1.9MB وثيقة PDF
Click on the link above to access the notes provided on Life Skills
In a relentlessly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life. The dramatic changes in global economies over the years have been matched with the transformation in technology and these are all impacting on education, the workplace and our home life.
To cope with the increasing pace and change of modern life, learners need new life skills. The relevance of life skills training towards development of students’ social, emotional and cognitive development & dealing with their psychosocial challenges is essential for continuous learning and employability.
Lesson 1 - Overview of Life Skills
Read the notes provided on Study Skills and these additional resources by clicking on the links below
In addition to the notes, watch this video
Lesson 2 - Lesson 2: Self Concept: Who Am I?
In every situation in one’s life, it is imperative to understand oneself in order to be able to relate with others well. Understanding the self has been approached by different theorists differently.
Watch these videos.
A. Based on the videos you have watched, in small virtual groups of a maximum of five (5) learners, actively engage in an online discussion via the discussion forum guided by the following question.
- What do you think has helped him develop a positive self-image of himself?
B. Read the article below and in your notebook, note down the four components of the self – concept as explained in the article:
C. From these videos and the article above, write down what you think comprises your self-concept and share it in the discussion forum
Lesson 3 - Decision MakingIn many instances in our lives we find that we need to make a decision on everything, right from what we shall wear to what we shall eat or not eat, what we shall learn or not learn. All these go through a thought process and sometimes engage others, depending on our understanding of self, our life skills and our level of self- awareness.
In this lesson, you will be introduced to the factors that influences decision making and how to make good decisions
Activity
Watch the videos below on setting SMART goals and write down the key issues that you have identified about setting your own goals.
Guided by the video and the reading by Stutton (2021), make at least four smart life goals related to your education or your health.
Module Additional Resources
- STUDY UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DISEASES
STUDY UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DISEASES
Community Health Course (CHC) covers the vast professional procedures and methodologies employed towards ensuring a healthy community. Practices like sensitization, community health facility monitoring, procurement of health care necessities plus their maintenance are mapped together for purposes of exacting health predefined goals by the ministry of health or health facilities.
This study Unit covers an overview of community health care, the concept of health and diseases, overview of developed and developing countries health status, primary health care and health system and finally the essential package of health services overview
Click on this link to access the ebook or readable module on Study Unit 1 titled Introduction to Community Health and Diseases
By the end of this study unit, you should be able to:
1.1 Describe Community Health Care (CHC) as well as the concept of Health and diseases.
1.2 Describe Healthcare in developed and developing countries
1.3 Describe primary health care services.
1.4 Explain the components of a health system, its building blocks and frameworks
This study unit introduces the Concept of Health and Diseases, as a learner, you will get to know about the operational definition of health, the dimensions, and determinants of health, health Indicators and other related terms. Other subtopics covered are:
- -Healthcare in developed countries, developing countries and structure of Health Services
- -Primary health care services
- -Health System
After you have read the notes provided on Study Unit 1, watch this video for the summary of the overview of community health care (CHC) as well as the concept of Health and diseases.
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- STUDY UNIT 2: MATERNAL, REPRODUCTIVE, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH
STUDY UNIT 2: MATERNAL, REPRODUCTIVE, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH
The Maternal and Child Health module gives students core knowledge about maternal and child health issues across the life cycle - from pre-conception, through pregnancy and infancy, to childhood and adolescence. This Study Unit covers an overview of maternal and child health, maternal and health services, and child health problems.
Upon completion of this study unit, you should be able to:
2.1 Describe Maternal and Child Health Care
2.2 Identify maternal and child health services that are available in your locality and the facilitating factors
2.3 Explain child health problems, the symptoms, and considerations required towards diagnosis
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) care is the health service provided to mothers (women in their child-bearing age) and children. This lesson covers
- Justifications for the provision of MCH care as well as maternal mortality.
- Family Planning Services, Antenatal Care Service, Delivery Care Services, Post Natal Care Services
- General consideration of children's health and factors that affect the health of children.
Read the provided notes or ebook on Study Unit 2 and then watch this video
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- STUDY UNIT 3: EXPENDED PROGRAM OF IMMUNIZATION (EPI)
STUDY UNIT 3: EXPENDED PROGRAM OF IMMUNIZATION (EPI)
Before going to immunization we must know what Immunity is and what are its types? Immunity to a disease is achieved through the presence of antibodies to that disease in a person’s system. Antibodies are proteins produced by the body to neutralize or destroy toxins or disease-carrying organisms. Antibodies are disease-specific
This Study Unit explains what vaccination is and how to deliver quality immunization service including safe injection and waste management reporting
This Study Unit explains what vaccination is and how to deliver quality immunization service including safety injection and waste management reporting.
Upon completion of this study unit, you should be able to:
3.1 Define immunization, vaccine-preventable diseases, and cold chain
3.2 Describe immunization schedule and site and route of administration Enumerate normal routine immunization day and shake test
3.3 Analyze dropout rate and outreach planning and the relationship with immunization coverage
In this Lesson, the topics that will be covered include immunization, vaccine-preventable diseases, and cold chain, immunization schedule and site and route of administration, enumerate normal routine immunization day and shake test, and dropout rate and outreach planning and the relationship with immunization coverage
After you have read Study Unit 3 ebook/readable module, then watch this video
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- STUDY UNIT 4: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION
STUDY UNIT 4: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition refers to when a person's diet does not provide enough nutrients or the right balance of nutrients for optimal health. This study unit covers an overview of malnutrition, definition and causes of malnutrition, management of malnutrition in different nutrition program.
Learning Outcomes of Study Unit 4
This study session discusses the overview of malnutrition, definition and causes of malnutrition, Management of Malnutrition in deferent nutrition program.
At the end of this study course You shall should be able to:4.1 Explain and give a clear definition of Nutrition and the different constituents of a good balanced diet.
4.2 Identify the causes of Malnutrition
4.3 Define the different types of Malnutrition
4.4 Demonstrate the use of Anthropometric Measurement Technique
4.5 Discuss the principles and objective of IMAM
4.6 Describe the different phases in SAM treatment ProtocolIn this lesson, the followings are covered:
-Definition of Malnutrition
-Causes of Malnutrition
-Types of Malnutrition
-Management of Malnutrition in different Nutrition Program
After you have read study unit 4 ebook/readable module, watch this video for the Overview on Nutrition and Malnutrition
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- STUDY UNIT 5: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMCI)
STUDY UNIT 5: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMCI)
Childhood disease and disorder are referred to as any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. This chapters covers, Background of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), definition, strategies, intervention models and assessment of different diseases in children, diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures.
This Study Unit explains vividly the background of IMCI, definition, strategies used, intervention models, and assessment of different diseases in children, diagnosis, treatment. Finally, the preventive measures are also discussed
Upon completion of this study unit, you should be able to:
5.1 Define IMCI and explain why it is better than other management Strategies.
5.2 Explain IMCI intervention models and the steps taken during the diagnosis of children and tell how to communicate with a caregiver and get important information for IMCI
In this lesson, the topics that will be covered include the following:
· Definition of IMCI
· Strategies
· Implementation of IMCI
· Intervention models
· Assessing and classification of child diseases
After you have read study unit 5 ebook/readable module, watch this video for the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.
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- STUDY UNIT 6: Covid-19 Pandemic
STUDY UNIT 6: Covid-19 Pandemic
A pandemic is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of people. This study unit will provide overview of COVID-19 history, transmission, systems, prevention, control and vaccination.
This Study Unit will provide an overview of COVID-19 history, transmission, systems, prevention, control and vaccination
Upon completion of this study unit, you should be able to:
6.1 Describe COVID-19 background detailing what coronavirus is, how the virus emerged, who is at risk, sings, and symptoms, amongst others.
6.2 Prevent outbreaks, delay spread, slow and stop transmission.
6.3 Minimize the impact of the pandemic on health systems, social services, and economic activity.
In this lesson, the topics that will be covered include the following:
· Covid-19 background, mode transmission, and categories.
· Infection prevention control activities.
· SOP of clinical management of Covid-19.
After you have read the Study Unit 6 ebook/readable module, watch this video for COVID-19 background detailing what corona virus is, how the virus emerged, who is at risk, sings, and symptoms, amongst others.
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- STUDY UNIT 7: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
STUDY UNIT 7: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Hygiene can be said to be a series of conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness. This study unit covers main aspects of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in humanitarian setting, it enables you to understand the meaning of WASH, approaches, water quality and safety, IDSR and outbreak response, & water associated diseases.
Click on this link to access the ebook or readable module on Study Unit 7 titled Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Upon completion of this study unit, you should be able to:
7.1 Describe WASH and its main approaches
7.2 Implement water quality and safety measures.
7.3 Discuss Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) objectives
7.4 Enumerate Diseases associated with water, their causes and treatment plans.
7.5 Implement and Ensure Sanitation, Safety and waste management procedures.
In this lesson, the topics that will be covered include:
· Introduction of WASH and approaches.
· Water Quality and Safety.
· DSR and outbreak response.
· Disease-associated with water sanitation safety, solid and waste management
After you have read the Study Unit 7 ebook/readable module, watch this video for the summary of the WASH and its main approaches
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- STUDY UNIT 8: First Aid
STUDY UNIT 8: First Aid
First aid is the initial assistance or treatment given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill. The person who provides this help may be a first aider, a first responder, a policeman or fireman, or a paramedic or EMT. This study unit prepares you for being a first aider, psychologically and emotionally, as well as giving practical advice on what you should and should not do in an emergency situation
Click on this link to access the ebook or readable module on Study Unit 8 titled First Aid
Upon completion of this study unit, you should be able to:
8.1 Recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid
8.2 Handle emergencies by using appropriate competencies.
8.3 Recognize the peculiar actions required for first aid for diverse emergencies while also recognizing when there are limitations and seek additional care when needed
In this lesson 1of Study Unit 8, the topics that will be covered include:
· Introduction of First Aid
· First Aid Priorities
· Handling Emergency
· Response.
After you have read the Study Unit 8 ebook/readable module, the following video will be of help in this section
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