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Health component
Apart from clinical activities to eliminate Chagas
disease, purpose of health component is to provide
health education to different groups within the
community. Health promotion and facilitating are
also core part of the component. |
Community Organization
Component
True community development requires the
development of effective leadership and transparent
representation of all the citizens. This component
aims to strengthen those structures so that the
people can be the architects of their own well being
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Housing component
One of the
core components of the “Healthy Living” initiative
is to help the citizens of the three communities
find funds to build better houses that are resistant
to infestation of triatomines as well as other
insects. |
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Economic component
The goal of this component is to provide the
community members who choose to participate
activities that bring in more money for personal
profit and also to pool together in a community
account for future development needs that the
communities themselves identify as needed. These
activities are jewelry making and guided bird
watching tours. |
Safety and Security
component
Reinforcement of home and community to protect
people from Chagas disease and social and regional
issues. |
Education component
The component aims at strengthening adult and
children capacity to reinforce Chagas disease
prevention and water use and conservation by
organizing theatre and dance activities, publishing
local legends, tales, stories, anecdotes and history
to reinforce community identity. |
