Organization: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Registration deadline: 31 Mar 2017
Starting date: 03 Apr 2017
Ending date: 13 Apr 2017
http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/courses/health-in-humanitarian-emergencies
3 good reasons to study
- You will learn from specialists who have extensive experience in the field.
- Maintaining and improving the health situation of vulnerable populations lies at the heart of most aid projects, especially during a humanitarian emergency.
- Humanitarian professionals must be equipped with sufficient basic knowledge to be able to identify and monitor health problems during crises, and to develop effective and appropriate intervention strategies in complex situations.
This course aims to provide students with knowledge and critical understanding of common public health problems in humanitarian emergencies. It aims to enable students to adopt an evidence-based and reasoned approach to the critical assessment and management of the problems and to develop and evaluate strategies for their prevention and control.
"Really fantastic topics. I thoroughly enjoyed the nutrition sessions and the ebola session. I liked that we were able to explore both public health theory as well as learn some practical tools and assessments that we can use in the field." (Student comment)
Course Outline
- common public health problems: context and constraints to their management in emergencies
- rapid needs assessment, setting priorities, goals and objectives
- calculating key indicators of the health status of a population
- health information systems in emergencies
- the primary health care approach to humanitarian emergencies
- environmental health planning and management in emergencies
- common epidemic communicable diseases surveillance and control in emergencies
- managing specific disease outbreaks
- effect of disasters on food security
- risk factors for malnutrition in complex emergencies.
- methods of assessing food security and nutritional status in emergency situations.
- current approaches to the management of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency disorders
- reproductive health for displaced populations
- gender-based violence
- HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections - approaches to prevention, control and management
- mental health
- Health promotion & post-conflict health needs
- critical analysis of a specific public health problem in a current humanitarian emergency.
How to register:
Applications are online - http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/courses/health-in-humanitarian-emergencies
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