Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

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Fig 2.2.5 Presentation of data – line graph
Figure 2.2.4: Presentation of data – line graph
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Community Based Surveillance
What could be the cause of the increase in the number of cases from April to August?
What can be the reason for the reduction from September to December?
What are the common health problems in the community?
How vulnerable are children to these conditions compared to adults?
What could be some of the possible causes of these problems?
What can be done to reduce them?
The community members, led by the health committee, the CHO and members of the
sub-district health teams will all use this data to identify and address health problems in the
community.
Unit Summary
In this unit we discussed community surveillance and its importance. We identified the
types of diseases, especially epidemic diseases that a community needs to keep constantly
under surveillance. We talked about how you, as a volunteer, have to be informed about
common diseases that can affect your community. We discussed how to collect data and the
tools used in data collection. We also had practical sessions on how to analyse data. We did
this by trying our hands on simple calculations based on the data that we collected. We also
identified various ways for making the information generated from the data known to the
people concerned. The importance of record keeping and how to mobilise your community
to initiate action were also discussed at length.
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