The Community Health Worker is essential for the successful implementation of any household water treatment, sanitation or hygiene program. This course will provide participants with the skills to effectively organize, train and supervise Community Health Workers as part of a new or existing program.

The workshop reviews the fundamentals of global water issues, water quality, disease transmission, household water treatment, hygiene and sanitation. The emphasis is placed on behaviour change, participatory learning, facilitation techniques, social marketing and communication, and training methods. Topics are covered in an interactive fashion using learning tools and activities the participants can then apply to train Community Health Workers.

Content

• Water, Sanitation, Hygiene: global and local issues, water quality and disease transmission, improved hygiene and sanitation.
• Household Water Treatment: community versus household water treatment, source protection, water treatment process: sedimentation, filtration and disinfection, safe water storage.
• Skills, Knowledge, Attributes: role of the Community Health Worker, role of the Coordinator, model of behaviour change, participatory learning tools and facilitation techniques, social marketing and communication methods, how to work with households, community groups and schools.
• Training Community Health Workers: how to conduct a needs assessment, how to develop a training program, how to supervise and monitor Community Health Workers, taking the next steps.

Registration

The cost of this 4 day workshop held in Calgary is $ 550 CDN.

This covers all materials, handouts, instructions and food for the first day.

Any other costs such as accommodation and food is not covered

To confirm your registration a non-refundable advance of $125 CDN needs to be paid at least 2 weeks prior to the first day of the workshop. CAWST reserves the right to cancel the workshop up to 2 weeks prior to the event - your advance ($125) will be reimbursed if this occurs. The remainder of the cost must be paid by the first day of the workshop.

The full amount of $500 can also be paid upfront in one transaction and will be fully reimbursed in the case where CAWST would cancel.

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