Healthy villages : a guide for communities and community health workers / Guy Howard ; with Claus Bogh ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Howard, Guy.

Contributor:

World Health Organization.

Bogh, Claus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural health--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Rural health.

Public health--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public health.

Rural health services--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Rural health services.

Physical Description:

x, 120 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Health is determined by many factors, including income, environmental conditions - such as access to adequate sanitation and safe water supplies - individual behaviour, and health services. More than half of the world's population lives in villages and rural areas and most of those without access to safe water sources or basic sanitation are rural dwellers. Enabling rural populations to protect and improve their health is a major challenge worldwide. In response to this, an informal ''healthy villages'' movement has evolved. A healthy villages project promotes local actions by community members, mobilizing human and financial resources to build healthy environments and promote healthy behaviours. This guide is intended to provide community leaders with information to assist them in implementing and sustaining a healthy villages project. It covers topics such as water and sanitation, drainage, waste management, housing quality, domestic and community hygiene, and provision of health services, providing extensive source materials for adaptation to local needs and conditions.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 What is a healthy village?

1.2 Structure of the guide

1.3 Using the guide and setting priorities

Chapter 2. Achieving good health

2.1 Factors that influence health

2.1.1 Environment

2.1.2 Awareness of health issues

2.1.3 Personal hygiene

2.1.4 Health care

2.1.5 Faecal-oral diseases

2.1.6 Vector-borne diseases

2.2 Identifying health problems and establishing priorities

2.2.1 Assessing community perceptions about health

2.2.2 Identifying causes of health problems

2.3 Using the information

Chapter 3. Water

3.1 Providing community water supplies

3.2 Types of water sources

3.2.1 Protected springs

3.2.2 Dug wells

3.2.3 Boreholes

3.2.4 Piped water supply

3.2.5 Rainwater harvesting

3.2.6 Ponds, lakes and water treatment

3.3 Household water treatment

3.3.1 Boiling

3.3.2 Canvas filters

3.3.3 Candle filters

3.3.4 Disinfection

3.3.5 Settling

3.4 Safe handling of water

3.5 Monitoring water quality

3.5.1 Microbial quality

3.5.2 Sanitary inspection

3.5.3 Chemical quality

3.6 Managing community water resources

3.6.1 Preventing over-pumping of groundwater

3.6.2 Water conservation

3.6.3 Managing water for agriculture

Chapter 4. Excreta disposal

4.1 Technologies for excreta disposal

4.1.1 Cartage

4.1.2 Pit latrines

4.1.3 Septic tanks

4.1.4 Aquaprivies

4.1.5 Sewerage systems

4.2 Sewage treatment and reuse

4.2.1 Stabilization ponds

4.2.2 Wastewater and sludge reuse

Chapter 5. Drainage

5.1 Problems caused by poor drainage

5.2 Methods for improving drainage

5.2.1 Stormwater drains

5.2.2 Sullage disposal methods

5.2.3 Combined drains

5.2.4 Buried drains and combined sewers.

Chapter 6. Solid waste management and chemical safety

6.1 Strategies for solid waste management: minimizing waste and recycling

6.2 Managing solid waste in households

6.2.1 Composting

6.2.2 Turning organic waste into fuel

6.3 Managing solid waste in the community

6.3.1 Communal refuse pit

6.3.2 Communal collection

6.4 Managing special solid wastes

6.4.1 Health care solid wastes

6.4.2 Slaughterhouse solid wastes

6.4.3 Industrial solid wastes

6.5 Chemical safety

6.5.1 Storage of toxic chemicals

6.5.2 Handling toxic chemicals

6.5.3 Chemicals in the home

6.5.4 Disposal of toxic chemicals

Chapter 7. Housing quality

7.1 Ventilation

7.2 Lighting

7.3 Disease vectors in the home

7.4 Overcrowding in homes

Chapter 8. Personal, domestic and community hygiene

8.1 Personal and domestic hygiene

8.1.1 Handwashing

8.1.2 Bathing

8.1.3 Laundering

8.2 Community hygiene

8.2.1 Markets

8.2.2 Animal rearing

8.3 Food hygiene

8.3.1 Food preparation in the home

8.3.2 Eating-houses

8.3.3 Street food-vendors

8.3.4 Promoting nutrition

Chapter 9. Promoting hygiene

9.1 Assessing hygiene practices

9.2 Planning hygiene promotion projects

9.3 Implementing hygiene promotion projects

9.3.1 Building community capacity

9.3.2 Organizing groups and committees

9.3.3 Situation analysis

9.3.4 Communication and education

9.4 Monitoring and evaluating hygiene projects

9.4.1 Deciding what information is needed

9.4.2 Selecting project investigators

9.4.3 Selecting tools for collecting information

9.4.4 Reviewing project findings

9.4.5 Feedback and dissemination of findings

Chapter 10. Providing health care

10.1 Establishing community health care programmes

10.2 Factors that influence the type of health care that people seek.

10.3 Encouraging and sustaining the use of health services

10.4 Immunization of children

10.4.1 Overcoming barriers to immunization

10.4.2 Making immunization safe

10.5 Groups with special health care needs

10.5.1 Pregnant women and infants

10.5.2 The elderly

10.6 Risky behaviour

10.6.1 Changing risky behaviour

10.6.2 Health education

10.7 Mental health problems, learning difficulties and epilepsy

10.7.1 Mental health problems

10.7.2 Learning difficulties

10.7.3 Epilepsy

10.7.4 Social inclusion

Chapter 11. Establishing committees for implementing Healthy Villages programmes

11.1 The role of local community committees in Healthy Villages programmes

11.1.1 Composition of a Healthy Villages committee

11.1.2 Transparency and accountability

11.2 The role of local government committees in Healthy Villages programmes

11.2.1 Funding and accountability

11.2.2 Technical advice and support

11.3 The role of national committees and coordinators in Healthy Villages programmes

Annex 1. Organizations supporting Healthy Villages initiatives

Annex 2. Books and manuals providing further advice.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610041435

9789240680654

9240680659

9781280041433

1280041439

OCLC:

56120043