International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Volunteer Manual
Slides and ladders of behaviour change
15 minutes
Behaviour change stages game
30 minutes
Wrap-up
5 minutes 1 hour, 15 minutes
Total time
Topic 5: Creating health goals and health action plans and supporting community members in changing their unhealthy behaviours
Suggested time
Introduction
5 minutes
Health action plans
20 minutes
Writing a health action plan
30 minutes
Healing your body through behaviour change
30 minutes
Wrap-up
5 minutes 1 hour, 30 minutes
Total time
Learning objectives By the end of the module, all beneficiaries will be able to:
Topic 1 • Identify the four principal NCDs of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease. • Explain the threat of the four NCDs to personal health.
Topic 2 • Identify the four main behavioural risk factors of tobacco use, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diet. • Share and discuss the specific dangers of tobacco use at the personal and community level. • Share and discuss the specific dangers of physical inactivity. • Share and discuss the specific dangers of harmful use of alcohol at the personal and community level. • Share and discuss the specific dangers of an unhealthy diet. • Share the economic impact of NCDs at the household level. • Discuss specific prevention measures of NCDs.
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