THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS
THE RESPONSIBLE OF COORDINATING PROJECTS AND
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HEALTH PROMOTION AND
DESEASE PREVENTION, ALWAYS INVOLVING
BENEFICIARIES LIVING IN THE PROJECT TARGET
COMMUNITIES.
OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT
Promote a culture on the prevention of
health involving the population
actively.
To empower community organizations,
raise the awareness and unite them, so
they take actions on the promotion, and
health services in their communities.
STRATEGIES
Strategies implemented to reach the
objectives on target communites are as
follw:
Create Primary Health Units (taking into
account the needs of different
communities).
Focus on prevention actions with
families.
Promote voluntary participation through
an In-Kind Incentive Plan aimed at
personal development and the
sustainability of actions.
Instruct and incorporate community
organizations to the education process
and community health service.
Support and coordinate actions with the
different agents working in the health
branch.
Train people in the communities and
their leaders as a mean to assure
sustainability of projects once they are
finished.
Integrate in the activities, political
level, community leaders and
representatives with local level.
MULTIMEDIA
PROJECTS
SEE PROJECT LIST
CONTACTO Liliana Rocha
Director of Health Department
Phone: 809 534-1077 ext. 226
Fax: 809 534-1080
Correo:
lrocha@iddi.org
NEW PROJECTS
TB PROJECTS
LOCAL COORDINATORS
IDDI DEPARTMENTS
OF HEALTH
LOCAL COORDINATORS
EDUCATORS
EDUCATORS
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT
PROMOTERS
COMMUNITY PROMOTERS
COMPONENTS
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Maternal breastfeeding.
Control of diarrhea-related diseases and oral rehydration therapy.
Feeding y Nutrition.
Inmunization.
CACPD (Complete Assistance to Child Prevalent Diseases).
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
regnancy prevention.
AIDS prevention.
Sel-esteem.
Life Plan.
Values.
TRAINING ON BASIC SANITATION
Environmental hygiene.
Personal hygiene.
Water.
Food handling.
Environment-related diseases.
SUPPORT TO HEALTH SERVICES
Educational materials.
Inputs.
Coordinations/ Agreement.
Training and updating of health personnel.
GENDER
Manhood.
Violence.
Personal develpoment.
Femenine leadership.
Young women involvement.
Promote a culture on the prevention of
health involving the population
actively. 