Government of Pakistan National Vocational and Technical Training Commission Prime Minister’s Hunarmand Pakistan Program "Skill for All" Course Contents Certificate in ‘Youth Communicator for Development’ By Agency for Italian Development Cooperation and Luiss Business School Course Title: Public Health and Nutrition Duration: 3 Months Course Details / Description & Preliminaries Course Title Instructor Name Objective of Course Domain Course Contents: Public Health and Nutrition Prof. Luciano Monti - Introducing students to the main concepts of public health and nutrition issues, which are challenges to the ‘science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society - Imparting the students with the basics to the practice of public health and nutrition - Imparting basics to the practice of public health and nutrition - Imparting the students with the understandings on protecting and promoting the public’s health; preventive activity; the health determinants and diseases risk factors; multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral approaches, with partnerships of many kinds, including the populations served as applicable to the Pakistan field. Cognitive Psychomotor Affective, Psychomotor Introduction to Public Health The global burden of disease of nutrition related diseased The continuum of prevention Health care systems and organizations Assessing health and nutrition status Assessing health and nutrition needs The Pakistan Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2018-2025 How healthcare systems are addressing the Covid-19 pandemics at country and local level. Direct action in Public Health Introduction to Public Health and Public Health Communication The continuum of prevention Basic concepts of public health policy and planning Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Communicable Diseases (i.e. Diseases spread by Food and Water). Vaccination policies and other public health interventions available in Pakistan Practical Targets How to implement the Pakistan National Nutrition Strategy in rural communities starting from public health strategies to control an epidemic outbreak The overall objective of this training is to provide students with the skills to understand the importance of prevention and public health for nutrition. The concepts and tools presented in class shall be thoroughly contextualized according to the nutritional status and situation in all parts of Pakistan through the data gathered in the analysis phase (WP2). Teaching Methodology The course is organized with a series of lectures that will be flanked by exercitations both theoretical and practical, giving the opportunity to the students to basic public health skills. Exercitations will cover about 40% of the total course time-length, through a clear explanation of aims, methodologies, sources, tools of investigation and presentations. These methods shall be grounded on a multidisciplinary approach to improve the health and nutrition status of people in the involved territories of Pakistan. By doing so, local coordinator’s help can be sought for local examples. Entry level of trainees Since intake level is Intermediate and so expectations from the trainees are: To have knowledge of basic computer system To understand the use of internet and browsing. To have knowledge of using social media platforms. To have the knowledge of emailing. Upon completion of this course, the trainees will be able to: Learning Outcome of the Course Understand various aspects of health and nutrition needs Analyze various aspects of health status, needs assessment Demonstrate the capability to support with evidence various public health policies/initiatives Upon completion of the practical components, the trainees will be able to: The students are to develop, in a period of about 1 month and half, an Action Plan for a project idea in two steps: Step 1 - Analysis of the social context Based on the SDG indicators in Pakistan, teachers of sectoral courses invited students to identify relevant problems by producing SWOT analyses of the different sectors in their territories. This preliminary work, supported by the Pakistani teachers involved in the training activities, shall produce a set of team project ideas spanning different territories, demographics and universities. Step 2 - Action Plan. Each student team is to identify the audience of their Communication, the communication goals of the student project, the specific steps and communication channels, the resources and the measures of success. To do so, the students are required to go into the field to meet with local stakeholders. Leveraging on Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund PPAF’s Program of Poverty Reduction (PPR) network of partner organizations and communities, students are to meet with local communities, gather relevant documents (Community Development Plans, District Strategic Plans, etc.) via survey techniques, and interview experts (including local Government officials and experts from AICS related projects and activities in Pakistan). More specifically, the structure and the contents of the action plan will be as follows: - The problem: what is the problem, why does the problem exist, who is causing the problem, who is affected by it, to what extent is the problem significant. Location-specific issues are to be studied as well. Course Execution Plan Companies offering Jobs in the respective trade Job Opportunities - The communication goals: which social changes do the student participants wish to promote as a result of their field project? What behaviors need to be encouraged or discouraged? - The target population: who are the people or groups who can play a decisive role in promoting/hindering social change? How do they perceive the problem/situation? What level of involvement/ commitment are we seeking: information, consultation, shared decision-making? - The communication strategy: all the steps, activities, channels, ways which participants can include in the communication strategy targeted to the respective audience - Indicators for measuring success: quantitative indicators to measure the success of the future project. Based on the interviews / surveys/ or the data gathered, what is the “baseline” – the situation now – and what should be the ideal target value to be reached for each indicator? Total Duration of Course: 3 Months (13 Weeks) Class Hours: 4 Hours per day Theory: 20% Practical: 80% Weekly Hours: 24 Hours Per week Total Contact Hours: 300 Hours 1. Novartis Pharmaceutical 2. Pfizer Pharmaceutical 3. Ministry of Health 4. Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives 5. Prime Minister’s Health Care Centres 6. Non-government health policy centres 7. Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) 8. National Institute of Health (NIH) 9. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) 10. National Ehsaas Income Support Program In the Post-COVID19 world, the importance of health and nutrition is not widely accepted by World Health Organization (WHO) and other health-sector organizations. Following are the opportunities you can go after completing this course: Health Management Health Policy Planning & Monitoring Freelance Content Writer in Health Journals and Newspapers Further study opportunities in health-related trades No of Students Learning Place Instructional Resources 80 Classroom / Lab Suggested readings: - Guest C, Ricciardi W, Kawachi I, Lang I. Oxford Textbook of Public Health, III Edition (2013), Oxford: OUP https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/food-safety Pakistan Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2018-2025 https://www.pc.gov.pk/uploads/report/Pakistan_%20201825.pdf List of Machinery / Equipment SNo. 1. 3. Name of item as per curriculum Desktop Computers Laser Printer Software List SNo. 1. 2. 3. 4. Name of item as per curriculum Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Prezi, Trello Laser Printer MS-Project Quantity physically available at the training location 25 30
