Course Overview
HEALTH PROMOTON OFFICER ( NQF LEVEL 3)
SAQA ID: 94597
Credits: 163
Duration: 12 months
Introduction
Community health workers act as a bridge between the community and the providers of professional health services, community services, and social agencies. They perform a crucial function in terms of promoting health by helping people get the care they need.
Course Content
Modules covered:
Knowledge Modules (40 credits)
- KM-01: Public and Community Health Support
- KM-02: Family and Community Services
- KM-03: Basics of Community Health
Practical Skill Modules (63 credits)
- PM-01: Mobilise community to address community health issues
- PM-02: Identify the service needs and ease of access to health and social services
- PM-03: Promote healthy lifestyles and mental wellbeing
- PM-04: Promote HIV prevention including HIV testing, condom use, partner reduction, circumcision, STI
- PM-05: Provide information on prevention of accidents and incidents in homes
- PM-06: Record and report on information provided to individuals, households and communities
- PM-07: Promote and provide support for maternal and women’s health
- PM-08: Promote child health
- PM-09: Support community members with psychosocial problems
- PM-10: Provide an integrated approach to support treatment
- PM-11: Identify and treat a select number of minor ailments
- PM-12: Provide basic support to people who are unable to care for themselves
Work Experience Modules (60 credits)
- WM-01: Operation and dynamics of communities
- WM-02: Household registration and assessment processes
- WM-03: Health promotion processes
- WM-04: Formal health provision processes
- WM-05: Emotional and social wellness support processes
- WM-06: Household treatment processes of minor ailments
Course Content
ORIENTATION
KNOWLEDGE MODULE
WORK EXPERIENCE MODULES
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