Diploma
Public Health
Address health at population level: disease prevention and control, health promotion, environmental health and applied research, with fieldwork through Learning Through Service.
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Community Health
Healthier, more resilient communities.
Pending IDIA confirmation
Diploma (Level 6)
Certificate (Level 5)
Overview
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.
What you will study
Diploma in Community Health
Pending IDIA confirmation- Duration
- 2 years (4 semesters)
- Level
- KNQF Level 6
- Examining body
- TVET CDACC
- Study modes
- Full-time, Hybrid (physical and online), Online, Part-time (evenings and weekends)
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/01/6/A | 40 |
| Numeracy Skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/02/6/A | 60 |
| Digital Literacy | HE/CU/CH/BC/03/6/A | 60 |
| Entrepreneurship Education | HE/CU/CH/BC/04/6/A | 100 |
| Employability Skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/05/6/A | 80 |
| Environmental Literacy | HE/CU/CH/BC/06/6/A | 40 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Practices | HE/CU/CH/BC/07/6/A | 40 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring and Evaluation of Community Health Programmes | HE/CU/CH/CC/01/6/A | 120 |
| Nutrition in Community Health | HE/CU/CH/CC/02/6/A | 100 |
| Epidemiology in Community Health Works | HE/CU/CH/CC/03/6/A | 100 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | HE/CU/CH/CC/04/6/A | 150 |
| Microbiology and Parasitology in Community Health | HE/CU/CH/CC/05/6/A | 120 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Management of Community Health Care | HE/CU/CH/CR/01/6/A | 120 |
| Community Health Research | HE/CU/CH/CR/02/6/A | 150 |
| Community Health Diagnosis and Partnerships | HE/CU/CH/CR/03/6/A | 150 |
| Community-Based Health Care | HE/CU/CH/CR/04/6/A | 200 |
| Management of Community Health Information Systems | HE/CU/CH/CR/05/6/A | 150 |
| Community Health Linkages | HE/CU/CH/CR/06/6/A | 180 |
| Coordination of Community Healthy Strategies | HE/CU/CH/CR/07/6/A | 180 |
| Management of Gender, Disability and Vulnerable Groups | HE/CU/CH/CR/08/6/A | 150 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Attachment | IDIA/ATT/CH/6 | 480 |
Certificate in Community Health
Pending IDIA confirmation- Duration
- 1½ years (3 semesters)
- Level
- KNQF Level 5
- Examining body
- TVET CDACC
- Study modes
- Full-time, Hybrid (physical and online), Online, Part-time (evenings and weekends)
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/01/5/A | 25 |
| Numeracy skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/02/5/A | 40 |
| Digital literacy | HE/CU/CH/BC/03/5/A | 45 |
| Entrepreneurial skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/04/5/A | 70 |
| Employability skills | HE/CU/CH/BC/05/5/A | 50 |
| Environmental literacy | HE/CU/CH/BC/06/5/A | 25 |
| Occupational safety and health practices | HE/CU/CH/BC/07/5/A | 25 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition in community health | HE/CU/CH/CC/01/5/A | 100 |
| Epidemiology in community health works | HE/CU/CH/CC/02/5/A | 100 |
| Human anatomy and physiology | HE/CU/CH/CC/03/5/A | 150 |
| Microbiology and parasitology in community health | HE/CU/CH/CC/04/5/A | 120 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Community health care | HE/CU/CH/CR/01/5/A | 120 |
| Community-based health care | HE/CU/CH/CR/02/5/A | 200 |
| Community health information systems | HE/CU/CH/CR/03/5/A | 150 |
| Community health linkages | HE/CU/CH/CR/04/5/A | 180 |
| Community health Services strategies | HE/CU/CH/CR/05/5/A | 180 |
| Gender, disability and vulnerable groups | HE/CU/CH/CR/06/5/A | 150 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial attachment | IDIA/ATT/CH/5 | 360 |
Entry requirements
Diploma in Community Health
- 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.
Certificate in Community Health
- KCSE mean grade D (plain); or
- A Certificate Level 4 in Community Health or a related course; or
- An equivalent qualification as determined by KNQA, and/or as guided by the relevant regulatory body.
Fees
Tuition and administrative charges for every programme are on the fees page, with how to pay.
Fees and paymentCareers
- Community Health Assistant
- Assistant Community Health Officer
- Roles in community development, NGOs and government health programmes
How to apply
- 1 Choose your level and intake
- 2 Apply online and upload your documents
- 3 We review your application and contact you
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