Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
THEME ISSUE
CHOLERA IN HAITI
Dispatch
Cholera Prevention Training Materials for Community Health Workers, Haiti, 2010–2011
Anu Rajasingham
, Anna Bowen, Ciara O’Reilly, Kari Sholtes, Katie Schilling, Catherine Hough, Joan Brunkard, Jean Wysler Domercant, Gerald Lerebours, Jean Cadet, Robert E. Quick, and Bobbie Person
, Anna Bowen, Ciara O’Reilly, Kari Sholtes, Katie Schilling, Catherine Hough, Joan Brunkard, Jean Wysler Domercant, Gerald Lerebours, Jean Cadet, Robert E. Quick, and Bobbie Person
Table 1
Summary of cholera prevention and control training materials developed for community health workers, Haiti, 2011*
| Training Manual |
|---|
| Module 1: Community Mobilization |
| Module 2: What You Need to Know about Cholera |
| Module 3: Decision Making Guide for Taking Care of People with Watery Diarrhea |
| Module 4: Handwashing |
| Module 5: Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) |
| Module 6: Safe Drinking Water: Aquatabs |
| Module 7: Safe Drinking Water: Dlo Lavi |
| Module 7A: Safe Drinking Water: Gadyen Dlo |
| Module 8: Safe Drinking Water: PuR |
| Module 9: Safe Water Storage |
| Module 10: Safe Food Preparation |
| Module 11: Safe Sanitation and Cleaning |
| Module 12: When a Person with Cholera Dies at Home |
| Module 13: Preventing Cholera Stigma |
| Community Education Cards |
| Community Mobilization |
| What You Need to Know about Cholera |
| Decision Making Guide for Taking Care of People with Watery Diarrhea |
| Handwashing |
| Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) |
| Safe Drinking Water: Aquatabs |
| Safe Drinking Water: Dlo Lavi |
| Safe Drinking Water: Gadyen Dlo |
| Safe Drinking Water: PuR |
| Making Drinking Water Safe With Household Bleach |
| Safe Water Storage |
| Safe Food Preparation |
| Safe Sanitation and Cleaning |
| When a Person with Cholera Dies at Home |
| Cleaning after Flooding |
| Preventing Cholera Stigma |
| Training Guide |
| Optional PowerPoint presentation to accompany materials |
| Low-Literacy Posters |
| If You or Your Family Get Sick with Cholera (2 posters: Adult and Child versions) |
| How to Prepare Food Safely |
| Wash your Hands to Stop Cholera |
| How to Make and Use Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) |
| How to Make Water Safe Using Aquatabs (5 posters, 1 for each dosage of Aquatab) |
| How to Make Water Safe Using Dlo Lavi |
| How to Make Water Safe Using Gadyen Dlo |
| How to Make Water Safe Using PuR |
| How to Make Water Safe Using Household Bleach |
| How to Practice Safe Sanitation and Cleaning |
| How to Prevent Cholera Stigma |
| How to Make a Tippy Tap |
*These materials are available at www.cdc.gov/cholera/materials.html.
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