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Monday, 07 March 2011 15:06

On 23/2/201 On 23rd February 2011, VPHA’s representatives attended the Vietnam Strategic Partner Coordination Meeting organized by the Bloomberg Initiative Fund. The participants were introduced to the current status of Draft Law on tobacco control. They discussed the challenges, advantages and developed the advocacy strategy for approving the draft law. At the meeting, the partners also developed the tobacco control plan for the year 2011.

VPHA held 2 training courses namely “Communication skills in changing health behaviors of the elderly PH members” from 26th to 27th February 2011 in Tien Hai town. 51 elderly members were trained by Dr. Nguyen Thanh Huong from Hanoi School of Public Health. The course curriculum includes amount of practical knowledge on communication, focusing on interpersonal communication including: steps of behavior change communication (BCC); basic skills in health education communication and role play on group communication for the target group. The training courses aimed at practicing communication skills in changing health behaviors for the members so that they can deploy their intervention in reducing alcohol and tobacco use in the community. Similar training courses for the members in Phuong Cong commune will be held at the end of this March.

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