HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER LEVEL 3

ABOUT COURSE

A Community Health Worker who specializes in primary healthcare with health promotion as a key component is known as a "Health Promotion Officer." In addition to assessing and identifying health needs, the HPO also steps in to intervene with primary healthcare tasks.

What will I learn? 

Once you've finished this course, you'll be able to:

• Treat minor illnesses, wounds, and injuries, then direct them to the clinic
• Give rudimentary nursing care
• Administer palliative care
• Measure your body's temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration.
• Inspect illness outbreaks, impart knowledge, and refer patients for treatment.
• Examine sexually transmitted infections, impart knowledge, and make treatment referrals.
• Examine youngsters and recommend immunizations
• Examine expectant women, new moms, and their infants, then refer them for treatment.
• Testing and counseling for HIV and AIDS
• Check drug and substance users, then direct them to treatment facilities.
• Inform people of the risks associated with drug and substance abuse
• Inform individuals on the need to keep their homes, environment, and water clean.
• Health education for both men and women
• Health education for children
• Inform students about healthy living

DURATION OF STUDY

You may register for a maximum of 1 year. This will ensure that you complete your qualification within the required time frame (providing that you pass all modules).

Maximum number of modules per semester
In the first semester, you may enroll for a maximum of 3 modules, and in the second semester, a maximum of 3 modules. By doing this, you'll make sure that you finish your qualification in the allotted time (provided that you pass the modules you registered for).