This course, Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2, addresses public health issues of people affected by disasters, both natural or conflict-related. It discusses the many changes that occur in people’s lives when they are uprooted by a disaster, including many important topics related to humanitarian crises, such as when there is an epidemic a public health emergency; what do we mean with the humanitarian development nexus; what are the basics of disaster epidemiology and surveillance; humanitarian principles; and other very relevant topics. We will explore what humanitarian interventions could look like if we want to mitigate the effects of disasters.
Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2
Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2
Instructors: Gilbert Burnham, MD
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There are 11 modules in this course
This module describes features and strategies to detect disease outbreaks and the key aspects of an effective outbreak response.
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6 videos1 assignment
Maternal and newborn health care is an essential component of humanitarian health response. This module explains why and lists the key interventions at different phases of an emergency.
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4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
This module explains the importance and use of surveys and surveillance in humanitarian crises and uses many practical examples to illustrate the concepts.
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6 videos1 assignment
This module describes the core humanitarian principles, their origin and explains how ethics can guide humanitarian decision-making.
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6 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies continue to increase in frequency and severity. This module describes the basic concepts of the International Health Regulations and the Global Health Security Agenda. It provides understanding when an emergency is a so-called Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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4 videos1 assignment
In this module, the humanitarian-development nexus is explained together with the challenges of providing emergency assistance while taking into account the longer-term development needs of the host population and government.
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5 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt1 plugin
This module illustrates why infant feeding matters in a disaster setting, what to do and how to identify the warning signs for potential problems on infant feeding in a disaster.
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10 videos1 assignment
Planning is necessary for humanitarian emergencies. This module illustrates in practical terms the planning cycle and how this is used in humanitarian emergencies.
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5 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
In each crisis affected populations still have sexual and reproductive health needs. This module describes the essential sexual and reproductive health services at different phases of an emergency.
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6 videos1 assignment
Psychosocial and mental health problems are commonly experienced by disaster-affected populations. This module identifies strategies for the identification of psychosocial and mental health problems in displaced populations and provides information on what can be done in the field.
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4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
In this module, you'll plan a response to a real humanitarian public health crisis.
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Reviewed on Aug 8, 2021
Very nice course and helpful for real world action.
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Reviewed on Aug 28, 2022
Very Insightful course with great skill acquisition
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Reviewed on Jan 1, 2020
It's very good refresher course for humanitarian workers who are already at field and clear reference guide for newly joined humanitarian workers.
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