Located in Nairobi, Kenya, the FICCS Women's Center provides health, fitness and nutrition training to for women and girls in the slums of Nairobi.

1. FICCS WOMEN’S CENTER
BUILDING STRONG WOMEN
BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES
BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES
Health Training Syllabus and Curriculum
May 2014

2. Purpose of Health Training
• Improve overall health and hygiene skills
• Share knowledge with friends, family and
community
• Improve individual health via medical camps
• Set up “Health Clubs” to visit schools and
community organizations
• Reduce “Easily Preventable” diseases

3. Building Strong
Women

4. Building
Strong
Families

5. Building
Strong
Communities

6. Welcome

7. • Classroom participation1
• Midterm exam2
• Final Exam3
Examination Standards

8. What we Expect of You
• Participate in class
and group
discussions
• Attend each class and
complete
assignments
• Participate in medical
camps
• Participate in other
special classes

9. OUR CURRICULUM

10. CPR and Basic Life Support
• Rescue Breathing
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• Basic Life Support
• Epileptic Fits
• Chocking and Drowning

11. First Aid
• Fainting/Concussions
• Nose Bleeding
• Burns (electrical, chemical,
acids and sunburns)
• Chocking
• Cuts, Bleeding, Wounds
• Poisoning
• Foreign Body (ENT)
• Medical Problems (allergies,
hiccups, fever, soar throat,
crumb TB, shock, headaches,
constipation, abdominal pains)
• Know your First Aid Kit

12. Infectious Diseases
• HIV/AIDS
• TB
• STD’s
• Awareness
• Prevention

13. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Menstruation
• Grooming
• Body Odor
• Clean Water
• Diarrhea
• Dehydration
• Malaria

14. Oncology and Hematology
• Breast Cancer Awareness
• Diabetes
• Self Breast Exam
• Diabetes Prevention
• How to Treat

15. Anatomy, Cardiology and Pulmonary
• Asthma
• Healthy Heart
• Know your Body

16. Sports Injuries and Emergencies
• Sprains
• Dislocations
• Fractures
• Muscle Pull
• Abrasions
• Broken Bones

17. Stress Management/Counseling
• Grief Counseling
• Mentorship
• Know how to
discuss your
situations

18. Nutrition and Life Skills
• Medical Careers
• Diet
• Fitness

19. Child Health and Family Planning
• Breast Feeding
• Child Birth
• Childcare
• Protection
• STD’s

20. Healthy Living
• Full Membership
– Access to entire facility
• Youth Membership
– Access to library/internet
• Guest Membership
– One day pass with member
• Program Membership
– Limited access
– FICCS partners

21. Over 200 girls trained in Nairobi
Indirectimpacteffectshundredsmore
Individual
Training
Community
Training
Health Training Impact
Family
Training

22. Anticipated Results
• Decrease in easily preventable diseases
– Improve performance and attitude
• Decrease in visits to the clinic
– Save money and time
• Decrease in female related problems
– Provide sanitary pads and hygiene products

23. Our Sponsors
• USA
– Advocate Medical Group
– St Jude Medical
Foundation
– Medtronic Foundation
– Advocate Lutheran
General Hospital (IL)
– Aqualia Foundation

24. Kenya Partners
• Fuji Film Kenya
• Meditec Systems
• Nairobi X Ray
• Kenyatta National
Hospital
• The Karen Hospital
• Cardiac Implants

25. Resources
• WIRED Health Resources
www.wiredhealthresources.net
• FICCS Medical Mission Trip – 2013
www.ficcs.net
• Khan Academy
www.khanacademy.org

26. WELCOME TO THE FICCS
HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM

27. WWW.FICCS.NET