{"id":2438,"date":"2021-05-07T12:23:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T12:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamelani.org.za\/?page_id=2438"},"modified":"2022-03-15T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:59:14","slug":"community-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mamelani.org.za\/community-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
” Your health is your wealth. “<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Your health is your wealth<\/span><\/em><\/p> Building resilience is a key factor in protecting and promoting health and well-being at both the individual and community levels. Mamelani\u2019s Health and Well-being initiative nurtures resilience and contributes towards community health through a range of activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t We run a series of community-based health and well-being workshops in which we share essential health information and address key challenges faced by communities. In these workshops we create safe spaces in which people can talk honestly about the challenges they face and ask the questions they fear to ask elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The content of the workshops covers topics such as nutrition, chronic diseases of lifestyle, TB and HIV. A key component of the workshops is offering a safe space for participants to share about the physical and emotional barriers that they face in managing their own health and the health of their families.<\/p> 97% increased health literacy<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t We run a series of community-based health and well-being workshops in which we share essential health information and address key challenges faced by communities. In these workshops we create safe spaces in which people can talk honestly about the challenges they face and ask the questions they fear to ask elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The content of the workshops covers topics such as nutrition, chronic diseases of lifestyle, TB and HIV. A key component of the workshops is offering a safe space for participants to share about the physical and emotional barriers that they face in managing their own health and the health of their families.<\/p> 97% increased health literacy<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t We facilitate 9 community-based adherence clubs in partnership with the Kuyasa Clinic. These clubs ensure that people living with HIV have quick access to medication, user-friendly care, and peer support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tCommunity Health and Well-being<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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