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PHAST Step-by-Step Guide: A Participatory Approach for the Control of Diarrhoeal Disease (PHAST - SIDA - UNDP - WB - WHO, 2000, 137 p.) (introduction...) PHAST training and information Welcome Evaluation form: PHAST Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction to the PHAST Purpose and overview of the guide Why use this guide? Who this guide is for What PHAST tries to achieve What are participatory methods? Why use participatory methods? PHAST and empowerment How the guide is organized How to use the guide Prepare before you start Make your toolkit Select the group Group size Should I follow the steps in order? Moving from step to step Keep records and activity outputs Evaluate each activity Some necessary background concepts Diarrhoeal diseases and disease transmission Health awareness and community change Other uses of this guide How to be a facilitator: some important points (introduction...) All participants are equal There is no one right answer Creating the right atmosphere How to cope with dominant personalities General instructions for all activities Removing and storing PHAST materials for future use Part II: Step-by-Step Activities Step 1: Problem identification (introduction...) Activity 1: Community stories Activity 2: Health problems in our community Step 2: Problem analysis (introduction...) Activity 1: Mapping water and sanitation in our community Activity 2: Good and bad hygiene behaviours Activity 3: Investigating community practices Activity 4: How diseases spread Step 3: Planning for solutions (introduction...) Activity 1: Blocking the spread of disease Activity 2: Selecting the barriers Activity 3: Task of men and women in the community Step 4: Selecting options (introduction...) Activity 1: Choosing sanitation improvements Activity 2: Choosing improved hygiene behaviours Activity 3: Taking time for questions Step 5: Planning for new facilities and behaviour change (introduction...) Activity 1: Planning for change Activity 2: Planning who does what Activity 3: Identifying what might go wrong Step 6: Planning for monitoring and evaluation (introduction...) Activity 1: Preparing to check our progress Step 7: Participatory evaluation (introduction...) Activity: Checking our progress Part III: Making a toolkit Guidelines for PHAST facilitators and programme managers Guidelines for PHAST artists How to make a pocket chart and more examples of how to use it Activity, tool and artist acknowledgements Glossary References Historical background to PHAST