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Module 1
This week, we'll get oriented to the course, learn about the ecological model, and learn how to classify communities on the basis of identity, linkages, group orientation, and integration
Module 2
Welcome to Week 2 of Community Change in Public Health This week's lectures will focus on Community Efficacy and Community Change Models Learning these concepts will help you gain a deeper understanding of the forces at work within communities and how they can be harnessed to affect positive change
Module 3
Welcome to Module 3 This week, we'll take a look at the political economy framework as well as the concepts of community participation and involvement levels You'll also complete your first peer review assignment this week by reading a case study and using what you've learned to describe community change
Module 4
This week, we'll look at community coalitions, contrasting community-based and community-directed programs, and the results of enhancing community-directed treatment
Module 5
In this final week, we'll learn about the Community-Directed Intervention (CDI) process, an expansion beyond the Community-Directed Treatment process used with Ivermectin Finally, you will complete your second peer-review assignment in which you'll describe a community from a case study and also describe two possible interventions to sustain the change that is already underway
- In bringing about behavior change in public health, we often focus on the individual mother, student, or farmer We should not forget the community structure and norms constrain for encouraging individual health behaviors This course examines the community context of the changes needed to promote the public’s health We begin by examining the various definitions of ‘community’ and the processes by which we ‘diagnose’ or seek to understand the structure and characteristics of different types of communities
- An appreciation of community similarities and differences is necessary lest we fall into the trap of designing one-size-fits-all interventions We need to recognize that no matter that outsiders may view a community as poor or neglected, we can find strengths and capacities for improvement in each community Identifying community capacities and resources is the first step in facilitating community change Different practical and philosophical approaches to change and therefore, examined Specific to the change process is our recognition of the need for communities to participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of any intervention
We examine the concept of participation in an effort to see how different levels of involvement may affect sustainability of community change efforts Finally a case study of a community participatory approach to onchocerciasis control in Africa is presented Community Directed Intervention has subsequently been successfully applied to providing other essential primary health care services by and in the community, such as insecticide treated bednets, malaria treatment, vitamin A distribution, deworming medicines, and pneumonia and diarrhea case management
- An appreciation of community similarities and differences is necessary lest we fall into the trap of designing one-size-fits-all interventions We need to recognize that no matter that outsiders may view a community as poor or neglected, we can find strengths and capacities for improvement in each community Identifying community capacities and resources is the first step in facilitating community change Different practical and philosophical approaches to change and therefore, examined Specific to the change process is our recognition of the need for communities to participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of any intervention
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