The health journey
Understanding the dimensions of care and treatment for people with HIV: A community-centred methodology
ART involves far more than taking pills and there are many other challenges faced by a person with HIV. Maintaining or re-gaining health is the underlying goal of the search for treatment, care, support and prevention.
The health journey is a simple and highly useful methodology for understanding the experiences of people living with HIV in trying to access and use health and other support services. It provides a starting point for planning and monitoring community engagement and provision of community-centred health and support services. Outcomes from using the tool have already contributed to improved coordination of community support and health care for people with HIV in a variety of settings, within the Caribbean, Zambia, Uganda, Myanmar and China.
Part 1 of The health journey explains:
- What a health journey is
- Who can make use of the methodology
- Why it is a useful tool for understanding the experiences of people with HIV.
Part 2 explains:
- How to set up and use the methodology
Part 3 provides:
- Five different examples of health journey workshops
- What impacts resulted from them and
- A list of useful resources.
Who is The health journey for?
- This guide is intended for NGO support programmes, NGOs and community organisations who are working to support people living with HIV. (2007)