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Communicable Diseases (Continued)
5. For each disease, a 20 minute lecture presentation
with visuals should be prepared outlining in simple
language the
A) Causes, spread
B) Signs and symptoms
C) Treatment
D) Control and prevention measures with emphasis
on water, sanitation, and hygiene.
Each presentation should be followed by a 15 minute
question and answer period.
Health Assistants in the group can be asked to prepare
some of these presentations. They should be given
access to reference resources (i.e. "Where There is
No Doctor" and Control of Communicable Diseases").
These assignments should be made at least 3 days in
advance so that they have time to prepare. Encourage
them to prepare visual aids to illustrate their talks.
It is best if they work in pairs - perhaps with an
HSA.
6. Handouts are available on cholera, dysentery, conjunctivitis,
rehydration. There is a need to develop
handouts on all topics.
7. Messages for villagers for each disease should be
identified.
8. Participants should be tested on major facts to
determine where information is lacking and where
reviews are necessary. Two designs on how to do
this follow.
1) Short, less participatory:
After presentatic-., trainer leads a discussion
and charts major messages for villagers on this
disease. Make sure messages are realistic and
appropriate to piped water project (i.e. no need
to boil water and it is useless to tell women to
do it anyway because they do not). While one
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