A Self-care Program

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Soldier Health Maintenance

• A Self-care Program
• Instructor-Trainer Course

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Terminal Learning Objective

• To teach soldiers about self-care and the
  Self-care Program.

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Enabling Learning Objectives

• Identify minor health conditions or symptoms.
• Review health behavior practices that prevent
  disease and promote health.
• Review and use the Soldier Health Maintenance
  Manual.
• Use the symptom evaluation charts.
• Identify and describe components of the Self-care
  Program.
• Review a sample green sheet of over-the-counter
  (OTC) medications.
• Do a practice teach-back session.

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Preparedness

• Organization
• Know your material.
• Present clearly.
• Use examples.
• Repeat important points.
• Expand your knowledge base.
• Provide accurate information.
• Experience the self-care process.
• Do a real life walk through of the process
  prior to the teaching the class.
• Dont bluff.

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Professionalism

• Promptness.
• Uniform.
• Body language.
• Tone of voice.
• Eye contact.
• Smile.

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Environment

• Control the temperature and setting.
• Proper equipment and teaching tools.
• Involve the audience.

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Overview

• Introduction.
• Definition of self-care.
• Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Self-care
  Mission.
• Time Frame of the AIT Self-care Program.

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Why is Self-care Important?

• An average soldier sees a health care provider
  more than 8 times in a year.
• In the past, soldiers have relied on the
  hospital or clinic to treat all or most symptoms
  of illness.
• Most minor health problems can do not require a
  visit to the hospital or clinic.
• Self care enables soldiers to assume a greater
  responsibility for their own health.

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Why is Self-care Important?

• Self-care teaches soldiers to
• prevent illnesses.
• improve and maintain their health.
• evaluate health symptoms.
• decide what to do when they get sick.
• be confident in choosing what level of treatment
  is needed for a minor illness.

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