Reports on Public Health in Fiji

Project Report | Apr 2, 2024
Health education vital in communities

By Fiji team | Fiji project team

Thank you for your support for our project.

Our primary goal is to prevent health issues. We provide education and address common health concerns in the region. Additionally, we respond to current health issues such as flu or the common cold by educating on preventative and management measures. These measures include workshops and information brochures for adults, as well as fun, interactive lessons for children.

We gather information monthly from district nurses and community health workers to identify the major health concerns in the region. Based on this data, we plan workshops and support processes to address these concerns.

It's crucial for both children and adults to understand potential health issues. We support health clubs at a primary school, where our team works with teachers to deliver engaging health education sessions.

Our data collection allows us to anticipate health issues rather than react to them. By analyzing health data with our district nurse, we can identify patterns and proactively address issues. For instance, if a particular month is typically the start of the cold and flu season, we begin our preventative education efforts before that month arrives, aiming to reduce the number of cases by educating people before the issues arise.

Your support is invaluable in ensuring the success of these programs. Resources are essential for effective implementation, such as creating health guidance brochures that benefit a wide range of people beyond workshop attendees. Interactive learning methods like creating posters, songs, and stories help spread awareness of health topics in the community.

We appreciate your support and look forward to sharing our progress in our next report.

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Dec 3, 2023
Community approach to health

By Fiji Team | Fiji Project Team

Thanks for your ongoing support and interest of this project.

Our project has a key goal of preventing health issues. This can be done on a broad spectrum where we help educate and address common health issues in the region.

However, we also address what the issues are right now. For example if there is flu or a stomach virus moving around the district we can hone in on preventative and management measures. We can do this through workshops and information brochures for adults and through fun interactive lessons with children.

We collate information from the district nurse and community health workers on a monthly basis to ascertain the major health concerns for the last month in the region. Using this information, we then plan workshops and support processes to address these particular concerns.

For example if there are numerous issues with vomitting we address fundamentals of the WASH program. This would look at topics such as handwashing, hydration and clean water.

Of course it is good to get out in front of these issues rather than waiting for the issues to arises. This is where our data collection helps. We can reflect on a years worth of data on health issues and see where there are patterns of issues arising. For example if a particular month tends to be the start of the cold and flu season, we can start our preventative education topics before that month comes around. The goal is to reduce the number of cases by discussing the topics before they become an issue.

It's important for children as well as adults to understand potential health issues. On Wednesday afternoons we support health clubs at a primary school. Here our project team work with teachers to deliver information about health topics. In doing this we ensure the students are well engaged through active learning, songs, crafts, and other activities. It helps their understanding of the topics.

Why is your support so important? Resources are vital for ensuring these programs can be effectively carried out. Having a brochure with health guidance for example can be useful for a range of people not just the person attending the workshop. Interactive learning for children through making posters, sons and stories all help to spread the word on health topics.

We thank you for your valuable support and look forward to sharing our progress in our next report.

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Jul 13, 2023
Getting ahead of health issues

By Michele Comber | Project Manager

Thanks for your ongoing support and interest of this project.

Our project has a key goal of preventing health issues. This can be done on a broad spectrum where we help educate and address common health issues in the region.

However, we also address what the issues are right now. For example if there is flu or a stomach virus moving around the district we can hone in on preventative and management measures. We can do this through workshops and information brochures for adults and through fun interactive lessons with children.

We collate information from the district nurse and community health workers on a monthly basis to ascertain the major health concerns for the last month in the region. Using this information, we then plan workshops and support processes to address these particular concerns.

For example if there are numerous issues with vomitting we address fundamentals of the WASH program. This would look at topics such as handwashing, hydration and clean water.

Of course it is good to get out in front of these issues rather than waiting for the issues to arises. This is where our data collection helps. We can reflect on a years worth of data on health issues and see where there are patterns of issues arising. For example if a particular month tends to be the start of the cold and flu season, we can start our preventative education topics before that month comes around. The goal is to reduce the number of cases by discussing the topics before they become an issue.

It's important for children as well as adults to understand potential health issues. On Wednesday afternoons we support health clubs at a primary school. Here our project team work with teachers to deliver information about health topics. In doing this we ensure the students are well engaged through active learning, songs, crafts, and other activities. It helps their understanding of the topics.

Why is your support so important? Resources are vital for ensuring these programs can be effectively carried out. Having a brochure with health guidance for example can be useful for a range of people not just the person attending the workshop. Interactive learning for children through making posters, sons and stories all help to spread the word on health topics.

We thank you for your valuable support and look forward to sharing our progress in our next report.

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