Community Health
Level: Diploma
Duration: 2 Years
Faculty: N/A
Department: N/A
Branch: Community Health
Fees: Contact Institution
Examining Body: TVET CDACC
Modes: Onsite (In Class) Online Blended (Online + In Class) Evening Classes Weekend Classes
Ideal For: High School Leaver Undergraduate Student Postgraduate Student Working Professional Career Switcher Adult Learner Skills Upgrade Educator or Teacher Government Staff General Public
Campuses: Main Campus
About This Course
Community Health focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of communities through sustainable development practice. It examines how health, social, economic and environmental factors interact, and how communities can take charge of their own health outcomes.
You learn to assess community needs, design and deliver health promotion programmes, manage community health information systems and coordinate community health strategies, with practical experience through an industrial attachment.
Entry Requirements
- KCSE mean grade C− (minus); or
- A Certificate Level 5 in Community Health; or
- An equivalent qualification as determined by KNQA, and/or as guided by the relevant regulatory body.
Career Opportunities
- Community Health Assistant
- Assistant Community Health Officer
- Roles in community development, NGOs and government health programmes