Why Community Health?

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A community health approach:

 

  • Builds partnerships with local people and institutions to create resources within a community
  • Improves health provider skills
  • Strengthens health systems
  • Builds links between communities and formal health systems
  • Promotes the use of volunteers for delivery of information, training, and care

     

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Social and Behavior Change Tools

One of CORE Group's most active working groups is the Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Working Group.

Check out SBC's contributions to this field that cross cuts all programs.

Learn more about Barrier Analysis...a rapid assessment tool used in community health and other community development projects to identify behavioral determinants associated with a particular behavior. These behavioral determinants are identified so that more effective behavior change communication messages, strategies and supporting activities (e.g., creating support groups) can be developed.

 

 
 
 
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