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Healthy Villages: An experience from Oman
Saleh Alhinai, MD, MRCGPDirector General of Health Services
Dakhilya GovernorateSultanate of Oman
Oman
Health promotion in Oman
• National strategies
• Building capacity for health promotion
• Community-based initiatives
• Community support group initiative
• The health-promoting school initiative
National strategies
1- Health promotion strategy
2- School health strategy, 2008–2015
3- National community-based initiatives strategy, 2007
4- Adolescent information, education and communication plan of action, 2007.
National community-based initiatives strategy, 2007
Community based initiatives milestones
• 1994, Wadi Ma’awel community based initiative which focused on environmental health.
• 1996, Nizwa Healthy Lifestyle Project
• 2002, Sur Healthy City Project and Qalhat Healthy Village Project
• 2006, central Community Based Initiative unit was established
• Since then, 13 sites of Healthy City and Healthy Villages projects.
Population2560
Health Profile 2008-2010
DiseaseYear
200820092010
Diabetes5116
Hypertension92011
Diarrhea2129
Asthma1617
Sickle cell disease347
Anaemia in pregnancy3532
Malnutrition (Children < 5 years) 576
Health staff disscusion
Disscusion different sectors
Community disscusion
Visits to other healthy villages
Media coverage
Village survey:
- Education
- Health profile
- Environment
- Demographic
- Economic
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Single Married Divorced Widowed
62.1%
35.6%
0.3% 2.0%
Social status
6.8%3.7%
15.2%
11.0%
27.7%
3.3%
12.7%
1.7%
18.0%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Illiterateread/write Element Pepar SecondDiploma University Aboveuniv
Pre-school
Educational status
6.9%
93.1%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Yes No
Illiterates education
21.1%
14.5%
0.8%
37.6%
22.3%
0.2%3.5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Jobs
36%
64%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Yes No
Physical activity
Disability and Handicapped
0
2
4
6
8
10
Male
Female
INTERVENTIONS
Village information center
Organizational intervention
Healthy interventions
1- Health education
Healthy interventions
2- Anthropometric measurements follow up
Healthy interventions
3- Healthy food demonstration
4- Walkway for physical activity
Healthy interventions
Educational interventions
1- Open classes for illiterates
2- Best logo competition
Educational interventions
Environmental interventions
1- Appropriate waste management
2- Cleanliness campaigns
Environmental interventions
3- Gardening
Environmental interventions
4- Roads lightening
Environmental interventions
1- Kids entertainment
Social interventions
2- The cleanest house competition
Social interventions
3- Caring kids with special needs
Social interventions
Economical interventions
1- Training for small business project
2- The public authority for consumer protection involvement
Economical interventions
Thank You