By the end of module one, Awareness, you will understand:
- Why considering gender issues in health is important.
- The concepts of gender equality, gender equity, and health equity.
- The differences between sex and gender, and develop an understanding about how gender norms are constructed, maintained and reinforced.
- Why and how gender and gender inequity are social determinants of health, and their relationship with other determinants.
- Increase knowledge and awareness of how outcomes in health are related to sex, gender norms, roles, relations and other determinants of health.
- Initiate the building of core analytical skills for gender analysis and its application in a public health context.
- Understand how the health sector can use gender analysis tools to effectively reduce health inequities.
By the end of module two, Analysis, you will understand:
- Outline the principles of gender analysis of a health problem.
- Define the interrelated factors that need to be examined during a gender analysis.
- Understand the steps of a gender analysis and their relation to institutional mechanisms such as budgets and human resource plans.
- Conduct gender analysis of the problem,
- Use gender analysis in institutional planning processes.
By the end of module three, Action, you will understand:
- Apply and gender assessment methods to a new or existing project or programme.
- Identify key elements for developing gender-responsive actions.
- Develop gender-responsive activities, work, plans, programs, or policies.
- Classify top tasks and products by using the WHO GSM gender classification or AMRO/PAHO Biennial Work Plan and monitoring system.
Los participantes al completar el curso deben:
-Conocer la importancia del control de las enfermedades infecciosas -Familiarizarse y ser capaz de aplicar precauciones rutinarias para el control de enfermedades infecciosas que podrán ser integradas a sus prácticas diarias -Saber cuando y como usar barreras de protección personal; y -Ser capaz de describir los distintos tipos de aislamiento.