C OMMUNITY O RGANIZING IN H EALTH

 Social Investigation

- Preliminary Baseline information from Secondary data sources

- Deepening Continuous appraisal of community situation through

Primary data sources
• Entry
Low profile or low key approach

Upon ENTRY, start the ff:

1. DSI
2. Social Preparation
3. Community Integration

• Social Preparation

Tempering the grounds for setting up health program

Target: community leaders
Establish rapport, develop trust, clarify intentions and
expectations
Methods: courtesy calls and attendance to meetings

• Community Integration
Imbibing community way of life
Target: community
Deepen rapport, develop mutual trust, draw objectives
Methods: house-to-house, going to places and events where people are,
direct participation in production process

Spot map
Clusters of 8-15 households
• Small-group formation

• Election of CHWs

• Launching

• Community Diagnosis

• Training and Services

Advanced CHWS
• Core-group formation

• Phase out
C OMMUNITY O RGANIZING IN H EALTH

• Pre Entry Phase

1. Site selection
2. PSI
• Entry Phase
1. Social preparation
2. Community integration
3. DSI
• Organizational formation Phase
1. Small group formation
2. Election of CHWs
3. Organizational meetings
• Training Phase
1. Training needs Assessment
2. Curriculum development
3. Actual training
4. Training evaluation
• Services Phase
1. Community clinics
2. Other services
• Leadership formation Phase
1. Core-group formation
2. Advanced training
• Consolidation Phase
1. Evaluation sessions
2. Staff development
• Sustenance and Maintenance Phase
1. Endorsement to sectoral organizing
2. Formation of regional coordinating bodies
• Phase out