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Health Awareness Training
A Project funded by DC Office of African
Affairs (OAA)
The Role of IT In Obtaining Health Information
By: Geremew Begna
Oromo Community Organization
July 12, 2014
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About The project
This project is funded by Mayor’s Office on African
Affairs
General Requirements :
• The Grantee will Increase health care awareness
training and assessment for Oromo Community
of Washington, DC Metropolitan area
Performance Period :
• the period of this grant shall commence June 2,
2014 and end on September 30, 2014
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About The project
Target Population :
Oromo Community – Senior citizens, adult youth, and
women residing in Washington, DC
Article III – Performance Measure
The grantee will
• Develop and teach health literacy classes at the
community center
• Provide regular health check-up (weight, height,
and blood pressure)
• Produce and broadcast health related information
interviews and program updates on local radios
and other medias broadcast in Afaan Oromo
(language)
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Information Technology
What is information Technology?
 what is Internet ?
Users of Internet
Purpose of use
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Information Technology is the use of computers,
telecommunication and software to manage information
 Internet- is a global network connecting millions of
computers.
 More than 150 countries are linked into exchanges of
data, news and opinions.
 Currently more than 200,000,000 internet users
worldwide
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Why Do People Use the Internet?
Study shows that people use internet for many purposes
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To enjoy themselves(game music ,film )
 To communicate (e-mail, face book ,chat , twitter)
 To get information(world news, weather condition)
 To do school work( e-learning ,google.com for article )
 To sale and purchase items (ebay.com, amazon.com,..)
 To search for Jobs ( dcjobs.com, indead.com,)
To get Health Information(disease , condition, drug ,treatment )
•etc….
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About MedlinePlus
What is Medlineplus ?
The Uses of Medlineplus
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MedlinePlus- is the National Institutes of
Health's Web site for patients and their
families and friends. Produced by the National
Library of Medicine(NLM),
Website address :
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
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USE of MedlinePlus
It provides you information about
Diseases,
Conditions,
Drug
wellness issues
MedlinePlus offers
Reliable,
Up-to-date health information,
anytime, anywhere, for free.
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How does information organized ?
 Health Topic
Drug and Supplements
Videos and cool tools
Demographic group
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Rank the Ten Leading Causes
of death for African Americans
Unintentional injury
Cancer
Stroke
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Septicemia
Diabetes
Nephritis
Heart Disease
Human immunodeficiency virus
Homicide
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Answers
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Heart Disease
Cancer
Stroke
Unintentional Injuries
Diabetes
Homicide
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Nephrosis
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)
Septicemia
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Let Us see about the top 5
1. Heart Disease
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Unintentional Injuries
5. Diabetes
6. Overweight
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1. Heart Disease
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Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S.
It is also a major cause of disability.
There are many different forms of heart disease.
The most common cause is narrowing or blockage
of the coronary arteries
It's the major reason people have heart attacks.
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2. Cancer
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Normally, your body forms new cells as you need
them, replacing old cells that die.
Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow
even when you don't need them, and old cells don't
die when they should.
These extra cells can form a mass called a
tumor(cancer)
example, breast cancer, lung cancer ,brain cancer
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2.1. Breast cancer
 Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives.
 Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than
any cancer except lung cancer
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2.2. Lung Cancer
 Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the
world.
 It is a leading cause of cancer death in men and women in
the United States.
 Cigarette smoking causes most lung cancers.
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3. Stroke
 A stroke is a medical emergency.
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Strokes happen when blood flow to your brain stops.
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Within minutes, brain cells begin to die.
two kinds of stroke.
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Ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a
blood vessel in the brain. Most common type
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Hemorrhagic stroke, is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and
bleeds into the brain. "Mini-strokes"
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4. Diabetes
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Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or sugar, levels
are too high.
Glucose comes from the foods you eat.
Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into your cells to
give them energy.
Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood.
1. type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin.
2. type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make
or use insulin well.
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5. Obesity
Obesity means having too much body fat.
overweight, which means weighing too much.
The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water.
Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than what's
considered healthy for his or her height.
Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you
use.
 Being obese increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease,
stroke, arthritis and some cancers
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How Can I know if Overweight ?
Answer
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body
fat based on height and weight that applies to
adult men and women.
DS5100 Digital Physician Scale With
Height Rod BMI Calculator
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Calculating BMI
Enter your weight and height using standard or metric
measures.
Select "Compute BMI" and your BMI will appear below.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm
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Thank you!
Geremew Begna
Health Awarness Training
Project Manager
e-mail : [email protected]
Telephone: 202-294-6103
website : www.oneoromo.org
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Question?
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