Week 3

Question 1

Community development

Answer 1

Process of involving the community in identification and strengthening those aspects of daily, cultural, and political life which support health.

Question 2

What are the steps of community development

Answer 2

Defining your role, assessment, entering the community, consciousness raising, needs and asset assessment, setting goals, building effective organization, strategizing, taking action, evaluation and celebration

Question 3

What are the values of community development?

Answer 3

Promote community leadership and ownership, secure human rights, enhance quality of living, promote social justice, bottom up approach: community participation and engagement, community assets/capital and resource mobilization, partnership and collaboration, sustainability, and respect indigenous world views and local culture

Question 4

Describe community capacity building

Answer 4

Strengthen ability to develop and implement health promo initiative and sustain positive health outcomes
Continuous and allows community members to take responsibility
Skill development, Human Resources, leadership, partnership, policy, and resource allocation