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A group in another neighborhood made and sold low-cost lids for water
storage barrels. This got rid of mosquito breeding sites while also earning
money for their community.
The community dengue prevention program continues today. Not only are
fewer people getting sick with dengue, but the program has brought other
benefits:
• Young people, including gang members,
were involved in making positive
changes in their neighborhoods,
which increased the community’s
togetherness.
• Musicians wrote popular songs to
educate people, making dengue
prevention fun.
• Different religious and political
groups put aside their differences to
work together on a common project.
• Local health activists were asked to
serve on Ministry of Health governing
boards for health posts and centers.
Now, people from these 10 neighborhoods are helping other communities get
organized to stop dengue and improve community life.
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012