1. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT HEALTHCARE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE A short 6-week online course to introduce youth interested in health development to: The concept of Community Health Development (CHD) The guiding principles of good CHD practice Framework for effective community involvement in health care A lasting youth network for the development of CHDs in communities By Dennis Penu

2. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT COURSE STRUCTURE This course will include: weekly power-point lesson notes and reading materials case studies on the topic Participants online discussions, weekly assignments and completion of final assessment By Dennis Penu

3. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT COURSE OBJECTIVES This course seeks to: Introduce the concept and benefits of the CHD programme Enhance participants’ understanding of some tried and tested principles of effective CHD programme Participants’ online discussions, weekly assignments and completion of final assessment Stimulate participants ideas towards the development of CHDs in their own communities (or communities of interest) By Dennis Penu

4. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT Things to note in this course Experts will be monitoring to guide discussions and participants will be encouraged to participate in such interactions. The Tearfund project by Action for Securing Health for All (ASHA) is the prime case for the course framework Other Case studies will be analysed, and treated as subject for course discussions and presentations By Dennis Penu

5. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION By Dennis Penu

6. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT Critical thinking......................... Looking at the previous slide,…….......... what impressions do you have about the difference between the traditional (old) form of Community Health and the NEW concept of Community Health Development? ……Discuss your ideas on the course wiki page By Dennis Penu

7. INTRODUCTION Community Health Development (CHD) is an approach to working with communities at the grass root level.....a process by which a community defines its own health needs to bring about change. CHDs start with a clear vision in mind and it is aimed at bringing lasting changes towards the health of the people, especially the poorest By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

8. HEALTH vs MEDICINE Medicine aims at restoring the human body health Health is broader than the absence of disease Health recognizes the inter-relation of the physical, economical, mental, spiritual, social and emotional well- being of a person. Healthy individuals translate into healthy communities By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

9. LESSON? Good sustainable health can be achieved without medicine but by ensuring the development of certain communal amenities or culture e.g. clean water, good sanitation and improved nutrition By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

10. WHERE DOES COMMUNITY HEALTH COME IN? Community health (CH) programs grew out of recognition that medical infrastructure was not the answer to ill health CH programs therefore focused on preventive health, health education and monitoring the status of health-related issues in the community. By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

11. PRIMARY HEALTHCARE ACTIVITIES (WHO) By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

12. Issue for thought By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT Could you identify the activities in the previous slide that entail active community involvement and those that do not involve active community participation?

13. CHALLENGES WITH THE TRADITIONAL CH PROG. It fails to touch the lives of the poorest and those of low status Participants in the program only receive passive services Sustaining the health workers involved is difficult Different health issues are peculiar and warrant varied approach to solving them By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

14. Issues for thought. What challenges have you experienced with the traditional CH approach in your community? If you have not been involved in any such project, what challenges do you anticipate in the implementation of such a program? - share them online on the course Wiki" By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

15. CHD is born A good community health programme makes sustainability sure: “there can be no going back” Community health therefore becomes sustainable: 1.Because of what the people can do for themselves 2.Project staff are a means to an end By Dennis Penu COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT

16. LOOKING FOWARD The next sessions will focus on “Guidelines for Good Practice in Community Health Development” They will be discussed in context of practical case studies. Prepared By: Dennis Penu (Course Instructor) COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT