Section: Module 5: Supporting the Care Pathway — From Home to Health Facility to Community | Community Protection for BVD Outbreak Readiness and Response | NextGenU.org
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This module follows the patient journey from home to the health facility and back to the community, emphasizing respectful, compassionate, and practical support for patients and families.
Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- Enumerate the principles for humane patient care that CHWs must know;
- Describe the patient's experience from home to the health facility and back to the community (the care pathway)
- Identify the roles and activities of CHWs, families, and community members throughout the care pathway.
Module Contents
- Principles for humane care
- The care pathway: from home to health facility and back to the community:
- Preparing the patient and family while waiting for transportation
- Evacuation procedures
- Activities to support individuals in the health facility
- Preparations before discharge
- Preparing and supporting the family in scenarios of death
- Reintegrating into the community
4. Activity: The Care Pathway Walk-Through
Approximate time required for the readings for this module (at 144 words/minute): 45 minutes.
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Module 5 Quiz
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