Health Promotion Tool for Community Health Workers - Health for All

Health Promotion Tool for Community Health Workers - Health for All

This tool provides an approach to engaging with communities to achieve the overall outcomes and has been designed to serve as a job-aid that should be carried by the CHWs to homes and community based programmes to assist in identifying and mitigating the health risks to individuals either from lifestyle and/or existing disease conditions. It can be used to provide primary and secondary health information on a variety of issues such as environmental threats to health, child health, sexual health, risks to health such as substance abuse, chronic diseases (including TB, HIV and NCDs), adherence to chronic medication, and mental health. This tool and its content are evidence based. The material was developed after much interaction with intended users and beneficiaries through focus group discussions and household interviews. The tool has been constructed for effective communication of health messages by the CHW by being a visual aid with pictorial depictions of everyday scenarios and the use of simple language to prevent misinterpretation and wrong messaging.
Type
Guides/Guidelines
Topic
Primary Health Care
Language
English
Publisher
National Department of Health
Year
2018