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Health and Nutrition Modules*

Acknowledgements

These materials were originally produced during 2001 and 2002 by a committee of nutrition and health specialists in a number of UK and Irish NGOs (Trocaire, Goal, Concern, Tearfund, Merlin, CAFOD, Oxfam and Save the Children UK). Tufts University, Nutrition Works were commissioned by the group to write and test the nutrition module, and the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta USA (CDC) wrote the health module with assistance from Annie Lloyd. The nutrition modules have been subsequently updated in December 2004, by Save the Children, UK. The organisations involved have donated their time and funds to produce the modules as a contribution to improving the technical quality of humanitarian work. These materials are copyright Nutrition Works and the Fienstein International Famine Centre, Tufts University, and may be used for the purposes of Sphere training only.

Overview

This is a short technical training course in the Sphere Minimum Standards and Key Indicators for health and nutrition. Practicing health and nutrition specialists have written this course, which is designed to build technical capacity in mid-level technical specialists.

Following broadly the structure of the Sphere Training Modules, these highly engaging materials contain numerous examples and case studies from actual field situations. The nutrition training would take approx. two full days (depending on the audience), and the health training would take 1.5 days (again depending on the level of the audience). They can be run independently, however Sphere Training Module 1 should be given first, as they assume a working knowledge with the handbook in the participants before the training starts. A case study, based on South Sudan in 1988, synthesises information given in both the health and nutrition sections, and can be used over an additional ½ day to consolidate the learning.

This course consists of two modules, each broken down into session plans that are 1-2.5 hours in length. Each session plan emphasises a priority Minimum Standard or Key Indicator from the Sphere handbook. The group of specialists who produced the modules have agreed that the material covered is priority knowledge for the target audience. All together, including the Sphere Project Training Module 1 and the case study, this course would last 4.5 days. It is a worthwhile investment for field staff.

You can download these course materials (trainers notes, exercises and readings) by clicking on the tabulated links below. You will also find a link to the full list of documents provided.

See list of documents

Updated nutrition training modules (December 2004, Save the Children (UK)) can be downloaded from the table below:

Download original Health Module course materials (you will need winzip for all these documents):