Question

describe approaches to engaging the community in public health initiatives.

Answer 1

Public health initiatives are the plans or programmes designed for the well being of people in the community, So active participation of community is very important in public health initiatievs. Those are mainly focuses on the health of community and ways to prevent the spready of health problems such as communicable disease and disater management.

The approches to engaging the community in public health initiatives include:

Introducing mok classes or drill which are about the emergency management during a disaster. The participation of community people are necessary in those mok classes. Adequate knowledge about the the management of diseaster may helpful in reducing the casualities. So conducting those type of classes

Provide health education and conduct those classes in an interesting way. It include use of movies, newspaper, radio and other interesting media will helpful in promoting the participation of community.

Camps and exhibition are also important factors, Identifying the problems present in the community and on the basis of those problems educate and aware people about the health maintenece methods.