My Community Health work

Here is some more information about the work that I'll be doing in Ethiopia as a Community Health Peace Corps Volunteer.

Project Purpose: 

To improve individual and family health in Ethiopia through strengthened health practices and care seeking behaviors.

Goal One:

Improved household water, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition. Parents and caregivers will adopt healthy behaviors to improve the health status of children under 5 years of age.

Projects include:
1. Training on latrine maintenance

2. Training on hand washing

3. Training on face washing 

4. Handwashing stations constructed

5. Individuals trained in household environmental sanitation

6. Education on exclusive breast-feeding and complimentary feeding

7. Education on nutritional needs of children from 12-59 months 

Goal Two:

Improved school water, sanitation, hygiene, and adolescent and youth reproductive health. Students will adopt behaviors to reduce risk of water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases and to improve adolescent and youth reproductive health practices.

Projects include:
1. Training on handwashing

2. Training on latrine maintenance 

3. School health clubs that cover topics such as:

 - menstrual hygiene

 - life skills

 - empowering girls (self-esteem, assertiveness, etc)

 - HIV/STI prevention

 - anatomy and puberty 

 - sexual and reproductive health