Health Education and Disease Prevention in African church communities
Workshop - Health Education and Disease Prevention in
African parishes with MISAD e.V.
Dortmund, November 13, 2022
AGENDA
- Session goal
- Introduce and justify the health topic
- Clearing up causes / myths
- Possible symptoms (alarm signs)
- Life saving measures / reactions / nutrition
- Exercise (Short)
- Q & A
- Refreshments
Aim: | Raising awareness of health issues and prevention |
Subject: | Stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic). Causes: lack of blood due to changes in the walls of the arteries or blood clots, other rare causes. |
Symptoms: | Disorders, speech and language disorders, paralysis and numbness, dizziness with unsteady gait, very severe headache, facial paralysis with decreasing narrowing corners of the mouth and one-sided closed eyelid. But there are also "silent strokes". |
Response: | Call emergency number 112, check your consciousness, if you are conscious, lie down with your upper body elevated, cushion the paralyzed body parts, cover them, loud " Call for help", stable lateral position on the yellow side, if unconscious and not breathing normally, cardiopulmonary resuscitation perform. |
Exercise: | Role-playing games (those affected / present), stable side position practiced. |
Q & A : | A very lively part of the session. Many questions and answers were given in relation to some speakers - Pastor Lumbu Masiala of the MISAD parish Brennaborstr. 10 44149 Dortmund and Moderator Lionel Tambe E.N. (author of this article). |
Refreshments : | Refreshments : food, drink, hymns and instruments from the children. |
Speaker: Pastor Lumbu Masiala
MISAD ChurchBrennaborstr. 10
44149 Dortmund