Community Based Rehabilitation (Course 44): wellness, primary health care and disability

Course 44 material on community health foundations: definitions of health and community, how community health differs from public health, the six dimensions of wellness, determinants of health, administrative health structures, and primary health care as adopted at Alma-Ata with its elements, pillars, principles and challenges. Also explains patterns of disease occurrence including chronic, latent, endemic, epidemic and pandemic states, the community health volunteer reporting chain, empowerment of people with disabilities through community based rehabilitation, and rehabilitation in emergency settings.