Comprehensive Community Study Objectives

Purpose

The purpose of the study was to collect comprehensive baseline data on community health and community development indicators and parameters in Tali area community (TACO) that will justify funding of the proposed heath/community development program.

Objective

  1. To assess the health status, risk factors, lifestyle and needs associated with the healthcare situation of infants and mothers, youths, and adults in TACO.
  2. To assess the availability and distribution of resources (human and physical) and the minimum resource and infrastructure requirements for the proposed comprehensive rural healthcare program.
  3. To assess the nutritional profile and the level of dietary energy consumption in TACO.
  4. To assess the standards of living, village economies, and major sources of livelihood in TACO.
  5. To assess the availability of basic medicine supply and to identify resources that will be needed to develop a pharmaceutical management, supply and distribution system in TACO.
  6. To assess agricultural production practices; constraints, and opportunities for agricultural development in TACO.
  7. To assess the social behavior towards health, the role of social networks. Governance structure and potential conflicting objectives of the different interested groups in TACO.
  8. To assess the role of women and the cultural constraints associated with their full participation in the development of TACO
  9. To establish and strengthen liaison with TACO's social and traditional institutions and to identify external and internal private, public and NGO partners for future cooperative relationships during the implementation of the health/community development program.

 

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