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  • WELCOME!

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    Welcome to this Advanced Course on Community Health (COS – Certificate of Open Studies)! 

    This course has 12 modules (i.e., 1 module represents 1 ECTS credit or 25-30 hours of student workload) and 6 learning blocks you will discover over this academic year (Fall and Spring semesters, 9 months):

    1. Introduction to Community Health
    2. From maternal and child health to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
    3. Infectious diseases and other conditions
    4. First aid and basics of emergency care
    5. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), mental health and disabilities
    6. Digitalisation and innovation in health systems

     

    At the end of this course, you should be able to :

    • Identify the key priorities in terms of community health ;
    • Complete basic health tasks to prevent and mitigate the health risks in your community ;
    • Develop collaborative competencies with your peers and local actors to prevent and mitigate health risks ;
    • Help reinforce the well-being and resilience between peers and within your community.

     

    We developed this highly interdisciplinary course involving nearly 40 experts from 10 institutions. We hope you enjoy learning with us!

     

  • General information

       

  • InZone team

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      Prof. Karl Blanchet
      Academic Director
      Geneva (Switzerland)
       
       
      Dr. Rafael Luis Ruiz de Castañeda
      Academic Coordinator
      Geneva (Switzerland)
       
      Florent Dupertuis
      Moodle Administrator
      Geneva (Switzerland)
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      Almarat Arnu
      Onsite Facilitator
      Kakuma (Kenya)
      Vianney Mpitabavuma
      Onsite Facilitator
      Kakuma (Kenya)
      Gad Nsengiyumva
      Onsite Facilitator
      Kakuma (Kenya)
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      Abdallah Saleem
      Team Manager
      Azraq (Jordan)
      Fatima Al-Ali
      Onsite Facilitator
      Azraq (Jordan)
      Bahaa Mohammed
      Onsite Facilitator
      Azraq (Jordan)
      Fatima Al-Mousa
      Onsite Facilitator
      Azraq (Jordan)
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      Hamady Dembele
      Team Manager
      Niamey (Niger)
       
      Ramatoulaye Soumaila
      Onsite Facilitator
      Niamey (Niger)
      Ali Muhammad Cheri
      Onsite Facilitator
      Diffa (Niger)
      Mai Adam Barma
      Onsite Facilitator
      Diffa (Niger)

  • Meet & Greet

    • This course brings together students and experts from different disciplines, sectors and countries. We want to know more about you and your interests. Please follow the instructions below to introduce yourself to the class.

       1. Open the Meet & Greet page (password: N8zGCMWj) and click on the (+) button to add a new post.

       2. Write your first and last names in the topic subject title.

       3. Introduce yourself in the text box by answering the following questions:

          ABOUT YOU : Where are you from? What are your hobbies?
          ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND : What is your educational and professional background?
          ABOUT THIS COURSE : What motivated you to take this course? What are your expectations?
          ABOUT YOUR PROSPECTS : What are your career plans and perspectives after this course?

       Feel free to add any extra information you want to share with the class.

       4. Leave a message for at least one of your new course peers by commenting their post.



  • Table of contents

    • 1. Introduction to Community Health

      1.1. What is Community Health
      1.2. Communication & Advocacy for CHWs
      1.3. Supervising Community Health Workers
      1.4. UNHCR Guidelines for CHWs
      1.5. Health topics in disaster settings
      1.6. Introduction to clinical skills
      1.7. Planetary Health
      1.8. Communication & Involvement

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      2. Pre-pregnancy, maternal and newborn health

      2.1. Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies
      2.2. Recognising pregnancy
      2.3. Preventing and managing infectious diseases before and during pregnancy
      2.4. Supporting healthy pregnancies
      2.5. Common problems and danger signs during pregnancy
      2.6. Postnatal and postpartum care of small babies
      2.7. Postnatal and postpartum care of mothers

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      3. Child health and disease prevention

      3.1. Introduction to Child Health
      3.2. Child nutrition

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      4. Sexual and reproductive health

      4.1. Introduction to Sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings
      4.2. Preventing and managing unintended pregnancies
      4.3. Addressing Sexual Violence as Community Health Workers
      4.4. Prevention of STIs
      4.5. Prevention of HIV
      4.6. Rights-based Family planning

       

      5. Introduction to infectious diseases

      6. Emerging Infectious diseases (EIDs)

      7. Neglected Tropical diseases (NTDs)

       

      8. Health emergencies and first aid - part 1

      9. Health emergencies and first aid - part 2

       

      10. Health lifestyles and NCDs prevention, control and management

      11. Mental Health and disabilities

       

      12. Digitalisation and innovation : the future of the connected CHWs



  • Partners

    • This course was possible thanks to contributions from experts from the following institutions:

           Save the Children  Visual Exchange

       

            

       

       

  • Assessment