monday morning we met 7 health care promoter students who were waiting at the clinic for us. Most had trudged in the rain over the mountain. they had learned a little about vital signs but had never seen a blood pressure cuff. Since we had brought some along we taught everyone how to take a blood pressure. everyone got it about as fast as I remember the med students getting it, even the older woman who couldn't read the numbers on the meter. we talked about high blood pressure in pregnancy, spent close to 3 hours together.
tuesday the teacher was there; she comes every 2 weeks. She taught about fever and then we used the thermometers we brought to show how to use them. second half she taught about child growth and development, including alternatives to corporal punishment and talking to your kids about changes that happen in puberty. very very good teacher, really engaged the class and had good information.
wednesday we were the teachers again. reinforced how to take vital signs, taught how woman can know the time of the month that they are fertile, and how to respond to emergencies like choking and injuries.
Hard to describe how good the connection was with these students even through double translation. Lots of smiles and nodding and all that other nonverbal stuff that goes with the best of being human!
posted by janet eddy
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