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COMMUNITY HEALTH II

Category: Department of Clinical Medicine & Surgery

Faculty: Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Year of Study: 1

Semester: 2

Module Outcomes:

Code: CHE 123

Hours: 30

Credit: 3

Module Competence

This module is designed to enable the learner identify determinants of diseases in the community, plan community health education, design and deliver health promotion messages.

Module Outcomes

By the end of this module the learner should:

Carry out community nutrition assessment and implement nutritional program in the community
Identify and assess the various factors that influence health in relation to environment and housing, as well as recommending hygienic methods in food handling, storage and water supply.

Course Content

Module content

Human Nutrition; Introduction, food groups, common nutritional disorders, prevention and control, Diet for special groups.

Introduction to environmental health; definitions, types of environment, factors influencing the environment, pest and rodents control, Pollution,sources of pollution and its control.

Waste management and housing; Definition, types of waste, disposal methods, sewage treatment, Housing,definitions, house patterns in the community, characteristics of a good house, diseases associated with housing.

Water supply and food hygiene; definition, sources, protection, sampling, treatment, storage, Water borne diseases, food

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Lessons

Community health Il

Community health 2 notes - Copy(2).pptx

Community health II full Notes

Community Health II.pdf