Healthy Villages - A Guide for Communities and Community ... TABLE OF CONTENTS    (introduction...)    Foreword    Acknowledgements    Chapter 1. Introduction       (introduction...)       1.1 What is a healthy village?       1.2 Structure of the guide       1.3 Using the guide and setting priorities    Chapter 2. Achieving good health       (introduction...)       2.1 Factors that influence health          (introduction...)          2.1.1 Environment          2.1.2 Awareness of health issues         2.1.3 Personal hygiene         2.1.4 Health care          2.1.5 Faecal-oral diseases          2.1.6 Vector-borne diseases       2.2 Identifying health problems and establishing priorities          (introduction...)          2.2.1 Assessing community perceptions about health          2.2.2 Identifying causes of health problems      2.3 Using the information   Chapter 3. Water      (introduction...)       3.1 Providing community water supplies       3.2 Types of water sources          3.2.1 Protected springs          3.2.2 Dug wells          3.2.3 Boreholes          3.2.4 Piped water supply          3.2.5 Rainwater harvesting          3.2.6 Ponds, lakes and water treatment       3.3 Household water treatment          (introduction...)          3.3.1 Boiling          3.3.2 Canvas filters          3.3.3 Candle filters          3.3.4 Disinfection          3.3.5 Settling       3.4 Safe handling of water       3.5 Monitoring water quality          (introduction...)          3.5.1 Microbial quality          3.5.2 Sanitary inspection          3.5.3 Chemical quality       3.6 Managing community water resources          (introduction...)          3.6.1 Preventing over-pumping of groundwater          3.6.2 Water conservation          3.6.3 Managing water for agriculture    Chapter 4. Excreta disposal       (introduction...)       4.1 Technologies for excreta disposal          (introduction...)          4.1.1 Cartage          4.1.2 Pit latrines          4.1.3 Septic tanks          4.1.4 Aquaprivies          4.1.5 Sewerage systems       4.2 Sewage treatment and reuse          (introduction...)          4.2.1 Stabilization ponds          4.2.2 Wastewater and sludge reuse    Chapter 5. Drainage       5.1 Problems caused by poor drainage       5.2 Methods for improving drainage          (introduction...)          5.2.1 Stormwater drains          5.2.2 Sullage disposal methods          5.2.3 Combined drains          5.2.4 Buried drains and combined sewers    Chapter 6. Solid waste management and chemical safety       (introduction...)       6.1 Strategies for solid waste management: minimizing waste ...       6.2 Managing solid waste in households          (introduction...)          6.2.1 Composting          6.2.2 Turning organic waste into fuel       6.3 Managing solid waste in the community          (introduction...)          6.3.1 Communal refuse pit          6.3.2 Communal collection       6.4 Managing special solid wastes          (introduction...)          6.4.1 Health care solid wastes          6.4.2 Slaughterhouse solid wastes          6.4.3 Industrial solid wastes       6.5 Chemical safety          (introduction...)          6.5.1 Storage of toxic chemicals          6.5.2 Handling toxic chemicals          6.5.3 Chemicals in the home          6.5.4 Disposal of toxic chemicals    Chapter 7. Housing quality       (introduction...)       7.1 Ventilation       7.2 Lighting       7.3 Disease vectors in the home       7.4 Overcrowding in homes    Chapter 8. Personal, domestic and community hygiene       (introduction...)       8.1 Personal and domestic hygiene          8.1.1 Handwashing          8.1.2 Bathing          8.1.3 Laundering       8.2 Community hygiene          (introduction...)          8.2.1 Markets          8.2.2 Animal rearing       8.3 Food hygiene          (introduction...)          8.3.1 Food preparation in the home          8.3.2 Eating-houses          8.3.3 Street food-vendors          8.3.4 Promoting nutrition    Chapter 9. Promoting hygiene       (introduction...)       9.1 Assessing hygiene practices       9.2 Planning hygiene promotion projects       9.3 Implementing hygiene promotion projects          (introduction...)          9.3.1 Building community capacity          9.3.2 Organizing groups and committees          9.3.3 Situation analysis          9.3.4 Communication and education       9.4 Monitoring and evaluating hygiene projects          (introduction...)          9.4.1 Deciding what information is needed          9.4.2 Selecting project investigators          9.4.3 Selecting tools for collecting information          9.4.4 Reviewing project findings          9.4.5 Feedback and dissemination of findings    Chapter 10. Providing health care       (introduction...)       10.1 Establishing community health care programmes       10.2 Factors that influence the type of health care that ...       10.3 Encouraging and sustaining the use of health services       10.4 Immunization of children          (introduction...)          10.4.1 Overcoming barriers to immunization          10.4.2 Making immunization safe       10.5 Groups with special health care needs          (introduction...)          10.5.1 Pregnant women and infants          10.5.2 The elderly       10.6 Risky behaviour          (introduction...)          10.6.1 Changing risky behaviour          10.6.2 Health education       10.7 Mental health problems, learning difficulties and ...          10.7.1 Mental health problems          10.7.2 Learning difficulties          10.7.3 Epilepsy          10.7.4 Social inclusion    Chapter 11. Establishing committees for implementing ...       (introduction...)       11.1 The role of local community committees in Healthy ...          (introduction...)          11.1.1 Composition of a Healthy Villages committee          11.1.2 Transparency and accountability       11.2 The role of local government committees in Healthy ...          (introduction...)          11.2.1 Funding and accountability          11.2.2 Technical advice and support       11.3 The role of national committees and coordinators in ...    Annex 1. Organizations supporting Healthy Villages ...    Annex 2. Books and manuals providing further advice    Selected WHO publications of related interest    Back cover