AFRO-NETS> UWC Winter School Programme 1999

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@harare.iafrica.com>]

UWC Winter School Programme 1999
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University of the Western Cape - Public Health Programme / Winter 
School Programme 1999

The Public Health Programme is offering a wide range of exciting 
courses as part of their Winter School Programme (5th to 23rd July 
1999). They are as follows: 

WEEK ONE (5th to 9th July 1999)

1. Urbanisation and Health in Developing Countries

Module I 
CONVENORS: Dr John Seager (National Urbanisation and Health Research 
Programme, MRC); Ms Pam Cerff (National Urbanisation and Health Re-
search Programme, MRC)

OBJECTIVES: To introduce participants to the emerging public health is-
sues associated with urbanisation in developing countries with a spe-
cial emphasis on South Africa.


2. Management of Primary Health Care for Health Promotion

CONVENORS: Dr Arthur Heywood & Ms Nikki Schaay (Public Health Pro-
gramme, UWC)

OBJECTIVES: The course will prepare participants to plan and manage 
health promotion activities within a district health system. 


3. Introduction to Health Informatics for District Health Workers

CONVENORS: Ms Lyn Hanmer (MRC); Dr Hassan Mahomed (City of Cape Town); 
Dr Gavin Reagon (Public Health Programme, UWC) 

OBJECTIVES: To empower health workers to use information for management 
at a local level.


4. Nutrition in Development: A course for Programme Implementers

CONVENORS: Ms Rina Swart (Division Dietetics,UWC); Dr Mickey Chopra, Dr 
Thandi Puoane, & Prof David Sanders (Public Health Programme, UWC)

OBJECTIVES: To achieve a better understanding of the background to, and 
skills in the identification of, the extent and distribution of under-
nutrition in South Africa; To explore the development of appropriate 
and comprehensive interventions to address nutritional and food secu-
rity problems; To develop methods to evaluate and monitor programmes 
aimed at improving nutrition, including surveillance systems.


WEEK TWO (12th to 16th July 1999)

5. Urbanisation and Health in Developing Countries

Module II
CONVENORS: Dr John Seager & Ms Pam Cerff (National Urbanisation and 
Health Research Programme, MRC) 

OBJECTIVES: To make an in-depth study of some of the priority urban 
health issues introduced in Module I; To develop an understanding of 
the role of inter-sectoral activities in urban health; To explore the 
relationship between research and policy.


6. Computerised District Information Systems: An Intermediate Course

CONVENORS: Dr Arthur Heywood, Dr Gavin Reagon, & Ms Norah Stoops (Pub-
lic Health Programme, UWC) 

OBJECTIVES: To empower health workers to use a computerised health and 
management information system to improve management in a district.


7. Primary Health Care and Restructuring of the Health Sector

CONVENORS: Prof David Sanders (Public Health Programme, UWC); Dr John 
Frankish (PAWC); Ms Kirstie Rendall-Mkosi (Public Health Programme, 
UWC) 

OBJECTIVES: To help participants achieve a deeper understanding of Com-
prehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC); To prepare for improved applica-
tion of CPHC in the South African health system; To explore pitfalls in 
and threats to the implementation of CPHC; To develop skills in trans-
lating policy into planning and implementation.


8. Foundations of Biostatistics (This course has been cancelled)


9. Human Rights, Health and Violence 

CONVENORS: Prof. Meredith Turshen (Dept of Urban Studies & Community 
Health, Rutgers University, USA); Ms Karrisha Pillay (Socio-economic 
Rights Project, Community Law Centre, UWC) 

OBJECTIVES: To offer participants an opportunity to learn the princi-
ples of human rights law in the areas of health rights and professional 
responsibilities. This course has a focus on women's health and human 
rights.


10. Current thinking and practice in Health Promotion 

CONVENORS: Sylvia Tilford, Centre for Health Promotion Research, Leeds 
Metropolitan University; Ms Ruth Stern (London School of Hygiene and 
Tropical Medicine); Ms Nikki Schaay (Public Health Programme, UWC) 

OBJECTIVES: The familiarise participants with current health promotion 
documents, debates and issues; provide participants with insight into 
the process of developing health promotion interventions; and explore 
with them issues related to the evaluation of health promotion proj-
ects. 


11. Monitoring and Evaluation of Health and Development Programmes

Programme I (2 weeks: 12 July - 23 July 1999)

CONVENORS: Dr Thandi Puoane (Public Health Programme,UWC); Prof Pauline 
Kuzwayo MEDUNSA); & Ms Debbie Gachuhi (SANA Regional Advisor, Nairobi, 
Kenya) 

OBJECTIVES: To provide participants with an overview of monitoring and 
evaluation; Enable participants to acquire skills in the design and im-
plementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for health and devel-
opment programmes; Develop relevant tools to enable participants to im-
plement monitoring and evaluation systems within existing programmes.


12. Ecology of Non-Communicable Diseases 

CONVENORS: Dr Andre Daniels & Dr Krisella Steyn (MRC); Dr Mickey Chopra 
(Public Health Programme, UWC) 

AIMS OF THE COURSE: The course aims to give participants a basic under-
standing of the biological, epidemiological and social dimensions of 
non-communicable diseases, and the ability to plan rational measures of 
prevention and control in populations.


WEEK THREE (19th to 23rd July 1999)

13. Monitoring and Evaluation of Health and Development
Programme II (1 week) 

CONVENORS: Dr Thandi Puoane (Public Health Programme, UWC); Prof 
Pauline Kuzwayo (MEDUNSA); Ms Debbie Gachuhi (SANA Regional Advisor, 
Nairobi, Kenya) 

OBJECTIVES: To provide participants with comprehensive techniques and 
skills of data analysis using several software packages; To provide 
participants with the skills of data interpretation and Presentation; 
To enable participants to develop communication skills for dissemina-
tion of the monitoring and evaluation results and recommendations.


14. Developing a "Healthy Cities" Project 

CONVENORS Ms Ruth Stern (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medi-
cine/ formerly of the Camden Healthy Cities Project, London); Prof Fran 
Baum (Flinders University, Australia); Mr Edgar Carolissen (Cape Metro-
politan Council) 

OBJECTIVES: To provide participants with a critical understanding of 
the concepts behind the World Health Organisation's Healthy Cities Pro-
ject; To consider the challenges in creating a Healthy Cities Project 
and/or other collaborative health promoting initiatives; To consider 
the role of the different partners in establishing a Healthy Cities 
Project i.e. local and provincial government, NGOs, community-based or-
ganisations, academic institutions and the business sector; To consider 
appropriate research and evaluation approaches for Healthy Cities ini-
tiatives; To explore the relationship with other projects and pro-
grammes, in particular the Local Agenda 21/Model Communities initiative 
which was initiated at the Rio Earth Summit.


15. Disability at a Community Level 

CONVENORS: Ms Rati Mpofu & Ms Trish Struthers (Physiotherapy UWC), Ms 
Kirstie Rendall-Mkosi (Public Health Programme, UWC) 

OBJECTIVES To review the current policy and practice relating to the 
integration of people with disabilities at the community level; To de-
velop planning skills in aspects of prevention of disability, and im-
provement of opportunities for people with disabilities.


16. Reproductive Health: Transitions in Health Care Delivery 

CONVENORS: Dr Di Cooper (Women's Health Research Unit, UCT); Prof. 
Sally Guttmacher (New York University) 

OBJECTIVES: To enable participants: to acquire a better understanding 
of some of the priority areas in women's reproductive health in South 
Africa; to examine changes in reproductive health policy; to examine 
the changes that are occurring in implementing reproductive health 
service delivery; to explore what barriers exist to effecting changes 
in reproductive health policy and delivery.


17. Computerised District Information Systems: An Advanced Course

CONVENOR: Mr Calle Hedberg (Health Information Systems Project) 

AIM OF THE COURSE: To empower health information managers and develop-
ers to design and integrate health and management information systems.


18. Nutrition Education & Promotion in Developing Countries 

CONVENOR: Ms Jeltje Snel, Vodeingscentrum, Den Haag, Netherlands; Ms 
Rina Swart, Division Dietetics, UWC. 

OBJECTIVES: To equip participants with concepts and knowledge on the 
relationship between people and food as well as nutritional communica-
tion strategies, and equip them with skills to incorporate these into 
actions that promote nutrition and health.


For further information about the courses - or to obtain a Programme 
Brochure - please contact:

Ms Marlene Peterson
Tel: +27-21-959-2121
Fax: +27-21-959-2872 
mailto:mpeterse@uwc.ac.za
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