Health Education
AOC's commitment is to facilitate a relevant and sustainable (locally led) school health education program by training and supporting 90 teachers from 18 primary schools, and implement a youth wise choice program for all grade 9 students from 5 secondary schools in southern Lvea Em.
To train 50 HIV/AIDS community trainers to educate 65% of men and women in 9 communes (25 villages) on HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and spread in Lvea Em district. The Community Health Education (CHE) Project has been working in three villages in the Lvea Sor commune.
It follows the Community Health Education model developed by Medical Ambassadors International (MAI) which helps people take responsibility for the health conditions in their communities. Lvea Sor commune is home to 660 families and covers an area of 7km x 3km along the Mekong River.
Back in January 2005 AOC conducted a baseline survey from 100 randomly selected families. The survey indicated low levels of sanitation, prevalence of typhoid, influenza and abdominal pain.
The difficulties the village faces are compounded by flooding most years where for two months of the year the village can be under up to 1.5 meters of water. In response to this, the CHE project focuses on water purification, sanitation, and community health issues.
Three village development committees have been appointed. CHE volunteers have been be identified and are receiving ongoing training.
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