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

• Autore: Howard Guy
• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: x, 120 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 362.1/04257
• Soggetto topico: Rural health; Public health; Rural health services
• Altri autori: BoghClaus
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Healthy villages
• ISBN: 9786610041435; 92-4-068065-9; 1-280-04143-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813192403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II