Link by link, the chain grows until it reaches the grave.
In this photo, students have pieced
together the ‘chain of causes’ that led to
the death of Luis.
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Here students build a chain based on a
story about a child who died of diarrhea.
These teaching aids are useful early in a training course. They help increase the
health workers’ awareness about the different causes of health problems and
the way they relate 10 each other. However, the aids can also be used by health
workers to teach groups in their communities.
When playing the ‘chain of causes’ game with persons who cannot read, use
local symbols on the links instead of (or as well as) words. Be sure to use symbols
the people in your area will understand.
Note: You may be wise to avoid using big words like biological, physical, and
social. Look for simpler terms people already use. For example, for cultural,
economic, and political you might simply speak of causes related to beliefs,
money, and power.