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Community Based Health and First AID Program Program review
The CBHFA (CBHFA) program is a sub-program of the Primary Health Department and constitutes the PRCS community based work to spread health messages and promote healthier living. The program uses the methodology developed by the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent. It works towards an outcome level result that “Vulnerable communities are adopting good health practices,” and contributes to an overall goal – together with other PRCS programs (i.e. for improved inclusion of people with disabilities) – that “Targeted communities have increased their resilience to disaster.” Ensuring the alignment and contribution to the strategy (to strengthen resilience) is important. The objective of this review is not to evaluate the impact of the program, but rather to – through a SWOT analysis – give important input at a critical junction for the further development and amelioration of the program. This is a chance to contribute to the reorganization of the program with the aim to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness in supporting vulnerable Palestinian communities to adopt good health practices. The review ought also to consider how the program fits into the PRCS Strategic Plan (2014-2018) and more specifically, how it contributes to communities being more resilient. The process to collect information ought to be participatory, involving HQ and field (including branch and clinic) staff, volunteers and beneficiaries through primarily focus groups complemented by key interviews.