CAPITOL
COMMUNITY HEALTH INTERNSHIP MAY 2016
By Mr Ngalla
Edward – Proprietor of CAPITOL &
Dr Mfonfu Daniel
– Dean of Studies CAPITOL
CAPITOL HIGHER INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND BEAUTY THERAPIES
Community Health Internship is an activity that the level 2 (that the
second year students) carry out. Over the years it was practised as a touristic
event not related to what was thought in class in public health. In an attempt
to always improve on the quality of teaching and especially to give a
scientific approach to community health internship in CAPITOL we had to try a
different approach this year that consisted in assessing health problems and
risk problems in households using a questionnaire.
This report is a synthesis of the results of work of students at the various health areas. In order to make this synthesis the names of the Health Districts where the health areas are situated are used. The interpretation of results should be limited to the health area studied.
The students worked in health areas in the following health Districts: Bali, Mbengwi, Tubah and Santa. This report and those of the students will serve as a feedback to health authorities where they work and beyond.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE (GOAL): The goal of Community Health Internship is to
make a community diagnosis of health problems/diseases in the community and
risk factors that contribute to appearance of diseases in that community by
studying the environmental sanitation of households and health problems in
households in the community as studied in public health in class; study the
vaccination coverage rate of children 0 – 23 months and use the results of the
community diagnosis to control the diseases and risk factors identified.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES; Study the:
i.
Methods of excreta disposal in the households
ii.
Methods of water supply in the community
iii.
Methods of purification of water at home
iv.
Agricultural Activities
v.
Disposal of household solid refuse/waste
vi.
Use of Herbicide
vii.
Use of Rubbing oils used on children
viii.
Four Major Health Problems (illnesses/sickness) in
the community
ix.
Four major incapacitated Chronic patients at home
(disabling diseases)
x.
Environmental Cleanliness
xi.
Four major health diseases identified in the health centre/hospital
statistics
xii.
Evaluate the vaccination coverage rate of children 0 – 11
months
xiii.
Evaluate the vaccination coverage rate of children 12 - 23
months, and
xiv.
Perform nursing care.
xv. Describe solid waste
management in the residence of Dr Mfonfu Daniel
We have
presented a report of the summary of data collected from communities by the students
and some reports of the students. Download the following reports to read the
details:
