‘Community Health Management and Empowerment to Promote Healthy Communities Pogramme Annual nienatioal Training Courses ‘Tha Interwaional Cooperation Programme Course Tite Community Heath Management and Empowerment to Promote Healthy Communities Duration 3 weeks (September, 2015) 3 weeks eptember 2016) Closing Date for Application June 15,2015 and June 15,2016 [Number of Participants 1820 Eligible Countries Asin: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Georgia, indonesia, ie, Jordan, Kyrgystan, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippine, Sri Lan Tajkistan, Timor Leste, Uabekistan, Yemen, and Thailand Aiea: Angola, Bein, otsvana, Burkina Faso, Burund, Cameroon, Congo, Dyibout, Egypt, Erize, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Glnes, Lesa, Litya Malai, Mal, Maucani, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tuas Zambia, Zimbabwe Pacific: Cook island, Fj, Marshals sland, Nauru, Pala, Papua New Guinea, ‘Vanuatu, Solomon Island, Tonga, Tuvala “Member Countries; FEALAC, OAS and CARICOM Objectives ‘The course aim to: ‘+ Comprehend principles and concepts else tothe hesth care system. ‘+ Understand prneples and stnegles of community healt» development. ‘Identify principles and processes for community empowerment focused on suengthening community action and health innovation. ‘+ Anulyze the process of community health management in rea! werldsetings + Understand essential skills for comunity heal management including critical thinking, coliaboration, cross-cultural understanding, comrounication, problem solving, leadership and team work ‘+ Identify roles of leat community organizations, NGOs, community leeders, health volunteer, and _y0ups, in working togeer to promote heakhy communis, 1 Share knowledge and experiences in community empowerment and community health developmen. + Initate community development networks amone participants. Qualifications Applicant for this course sh Under #5 year ‘Working a healt personnel for at east 2 years ‘Able to paicipae inthe railng course Fr the al ie In good health both physically and mentally ‘Sufficient command of spoken and vriten English Computer fterzey Be nominated by thelr government Course Contents 1. Lectures and discutsion ‘+ Heahh care system Characteristics oF an effective healthcare delivery system: availabilty, accessibility, acceptability, _aTordablty, and appropriate, considering both technology and erss cultural issues '+ Community heah development: concep, principles, and sratgies Community enpowermentsigniieance, concep principle, and process Community helth management 1) Process assessment, planning, iterventon, and evaluationDE sen critica hinking, collaboration cross-cultural understanding, communication, problem solving, leadership, an team rk 3) Community heath promotion concep, statgies, and indicators Community practice ‘+ Community hea assessment and problem entiation * Community heat step planing mated on community problems (includes plan for community best intervention, neath innovation develope, nd indiatrs forthe sucess ofthe progr) 2. Field studies ‘ Sarapee Community Hospital, Chang Mai Province Ta-kwang Heath Promotion Hospital, Chiang Mii Provinoe ‘Altemative Medical Center, Sarapee Sub-dstiet, Chiang Mai Province Donkaew Leuming Community, Chiang Mai Province ‘Mae-Ta Learning Community Chang Mai Province [Leeming Center of Community Rehabilitation, Wat Hoi Keing, Sansi District, Chiang Mai Provinee 3. Advance assignments ‘Country report paricipans prepare © repo bout thee eountry which incudes the following information ‘+ National demogrepic data an helt problems * Nationa healthcare syatern * Natoaal health policy and sategies fr aebievingnalonsl gole Institution “The course willbe conducted by: Faculty of Nusing, Chiang Mal University, Chiang Mai 50200 Thalond Tel (6633) 945012, 949135, Fax (6583) 217148,