Health promotion for trachoma control
Introduction Although progress has been made in refining the surgical and antibiotic components of the SAFE strategy, without effective health promotion it will be difficult to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020. Health promotion is a cornerstone of each of the four components of the SAFE strateg...
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
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| description | Introduction Although progress has been made in refining the surgical and antibiotic components of the SAFE strategy, without effective health promotion it will be difficult to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020. Health promotion is a cornerstone of each of the four components of the SAFE strategy. It includes: explaining the disease process and the need for trichiasis surgery to an often reluctant population (S) encouraging acceptance of mass antibiotic distribution (A) promoting facial cleanliness/hygiene (F) bringing about environmental changes, such as building and using latrines (E). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2d4bd33917e421c935f956aad9afcf02022-12-22T02:51:10ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332004-12-0117525758Health promotion for trachoma controlJohn BuchanAnthony SolomonHannah KuperMarcia ZondervanIntroduction Although progress has been made in refining the surgical and antibiotic components of the SAFE strategy, without effective health promotion it will be difficult to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020. Health promotion is a cornerstone of each of the four components of the SAFE strategy. It includes: explaining the disease process and the need for trichiasis surgery to an often reluctant population (S) encouraging acceptance of mass antibiotic distribution (A) promoting facial cleanliness/hygiene (F) bringing about environmental changes, such as building and using latrines (E).http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/17/jceh_17_52_057.htmlTrachomaHealth PromotionPublic HealthHygieneSanitationCommunity Participation |
| spellingShingle | John Buchan Anthony Solomon Hannah Kuper Marcia Zondervan Health promotion for trachoma control Community Eye Health Journal Trachoma Health Promotion Public Health Hygiene Sanitation Community Participation |
| title | Health promotion for trachoma control |
| title_full | Health promotion for trachoma control |
| title_fullStr | Health promotion for trachoma control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health promotion for trachoma control |
| title_short | Health promotion for trachoma control |
| title_sort | health promotion for trachoma control |
| topic | Trachoma Health Promotion Public Health Hygiene Sanitation Community Participation |
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