Public Health in the Humanitarian Action Context 2200-9HA-27

Has a clear understanding of personal health and safety risks in disasters.
Has a comprehensive understanding of public health in different emergency contexts, including the impact of various humanitarian action interventions on the needs and rights of crisis-affected people.
Has demonstrated the ability to integrate a public health response into the often complex social and cultural environment of those affected informed by humanitarian principles.
Has developed a capacity to cope with personal health & security issues.
Has demonstrated the necessary skills for communicating public health situations and conclusions, to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Has demonstrated to possess the fundamental skills to plan and implement health interventions in emergencies regarding food security, water & environmental health, communicable diseases, psycho-social/psychological issues, health care services and health information systems.
Has demonstrated the capacity to take responsibility for specifying clear ethical standards in humanitarian intervention.

All participants will be requested to provide a 4 page report with a critical analysis of voluntary selected crisis or emergency. The task include literature research and selecting necessary information and drawing lessons sections (what went well and what should be improved).
Assessment criteria:
1. The scope of literature/fact research results (quantitative – at least 10 sources)
2. The critical approach for evaluating facts – drawing conclusions (qualitative – precision and logical relevance of conclusions).

Basic literature:

1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . Handbook for Emergencies. Geneva. Third Edition February, 2007 – downloadable at http://www.unhcr.org/472af2972.html

2. The Sphere Project. Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response. Available online: http://www.spherehandbook.org/en/the-humanitarian-charter/

3. Save the KidsUK. Toolkits: A practical guide to planning, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment. Downloadable at: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/resources/online-library/toolkits-practical-guide-planning-monitoring-evaluation-and-impact

Selected chapters from the reading above will be announced in advance a week before a relevant seminar. Additional short readings from CDC&P, UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR (not longer than 20 pages each) will be announced in advance during seminars and made available on NOHA Blackbord.

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