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Plague Inc: The Cure

Ndemic Creations World Health Organization (WHO), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). (2021) CC

Leading disease outbreak experts have come together to show gamers everywhere how to spot and stop a pandemic. The popular simulation Plague Inc: The Cure not only transports players into a global public health outbreak similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new feature also provides expert commentary comparing decisions made by gamers to real-life scenarios

Tags: game, outbreak preparedness, pandemic Preparedness, Adolescents, adults, simulation, communication, outbreak management, Outbreak Control, plague, COVID-19, App,

Source: https://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/news/

Collective Service for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) (2021) C_WHO

Informed, engaged and empowered communities are the bedrock for the arrival of new vaccines, treatments and tests that will be introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and save lives The following 10 steps are well established risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) principles that have proven their power. Together, they put communities at the heart of the roll-out of new vaccines, treatments and tests, and promote trust – the critical ingredient for all community action

Tags: resource platform, toolkit, RCCE, risk communication, community level, vaccine, Treatment, test, acceptance, community engagement,

Source: https://www.rcce-collective.net/toolkit/

How to use social media to better engage people affected by crises

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); ICRC (2020) C1

A brief guide for those using social media in humanitarian organizations

Tags: social media, communication, humanitarian aid,

Source: https://ifrc-1.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.c

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_WHO

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan. This tool is designed to support risk communication, community engagement staff and responders working with national health authorities, and other partners to develop, implement and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with the public, engaging with communities, local partners and other stakeholders to help prepare and protect individuals, families and the public’s health during early response to COVID-19

Tags: risk communication, outbreak preparedness, SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus,

Source: https://www.epi-win.com/sites/epiwin/fil

SBC Compass Coronavirus Collection

Leibtag, S.; USAID (2020) C1

Tags: rumours, covid19, novel coronavirus, social behaviour, communication, online resource,

Source: https://www.thecompassforsbc.org/trendin

Disaster Recovery Guidance Series - Communication during Disaster Recovery

World Bank, GFDRR (2019) C1

This Guide provides practical guidance for governments regarding how to effectively communicate with communities during the recovery phase following an emergency. It explains how to identify communication needs, and presents “best fit” communication methods and strategies to deploy to support Disaster Recovery Frameworks (DRF) and recovery strategies. The Guide is divided into six sections, as follows: SECTION 1 Good Practice Principles for Effective Communication SECTION 2 Barriers to Effective Communication SECTION 3 How to Identify Communication Needs during Recovery SECTION 4 Communication Methods for Recovery Planning and Operations SECTION 5 Developing a Communication Plan SECTION 6 Key Take-away Message

Tags: good practice, guide, humanitarian work, disasters, recovery, communication,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

Risk communication is a core public health intervention in any disease outbreak and health emergency. It refers to the real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions between experts, officials and people who face a threat to their wellbeing, to enable informed decision-making and to adopt protective behaviors. Learning objective: By the end of this course, participants should be able to understand the core principles of risk communication and its application to disease outbreaks and health emergencies. Course duration: This course consists of an introductory video lecture, presentation slides that can be downloaded and reviewed at your own pace, and instructions for simulation exercises. Course duration may vary. It will take most participants approximately 8 hours to thoroughly complete all components

Tags: risk communication, humanitarian aid, emergencies, outbreak, Online Courses,

Source: https://openwho.org/courses/risk-communi

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) policy and practice. Recent public health emergencies, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa (2014–2015), the emergence of the Zika virus syndrome in 2015–2016 and multi-country yellow fever outbreaks in Africa in 2016, have highlighted major challenges and gaps in how risk is communicated during epidemics and other health emergencies. The challenges include the rapid transformation in communications technology, including the near-universal penetration of mobile telephones, the widespread use and increasingly powerful influence of digital media which has had an impact on ‘traditional’ media (newspapers, radio and television), and major changes in how people access and trust health information. Important gaps include considerations of context – the social, economic, political and cultural factors influencing people’s perception of risk and their risk-reduction behaviours

Tags: risk communication, radio broadcast, social media, emergency, outbreak, outbreak management, ebola impact, Zika, emergency preparedness,

Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) (2018) C_WHO

La communication sur les risques est un aspect à part entière des interventions d’urgence. Il s’agit de l’échange en temps réel d’informations, de conseils et d’avis entre les experts, les responsables communautaires, les décideurs politiques et les populations en situation de risque. Lors d’une épidémie, d’une pandémie, d’une crise humanitaire ou d’une catastrophe naturelle, une communication sur les risques efficace permet aux populations les plus exposées de comprendre les comportements à adopter pour se protéger. Ainsi, les autorités et les experts peuvent être à l’écoute des inquiétudes et des besoins, chercher à y répondre et faire en sorte que leurs conseils soient pertinents, fiables et recevable

Tags: risk communication, communication du risque, crise humanitaire, humanitarian crisis, guideline,

Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handl

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Preparedness and Readiness Framework: Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo in North Kivu

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC, et al. (2018) CC

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential part of any disease outbreak response. Risk communication in the context of an Ebola outbreak refers to real time exchange of information, opinion and advice between frontline responders and people who are faced with the threat of Ebola to their survival, health, economic or social wellbeing. Community engagement refers to mutual partnership between Ebola response teams and individuals or communities in affected areas, whereby community stakeholders have ownership in controlling the spread of the outbreak. It is intended to be used to guide RCCE work which is central to stopping the outbreak and preventing its further amplification. Unlike other areas of response, RCCE draws heavily on volunteers, frontline personnel and on people without prior training in this area. As such, the document provides basic background information, scopes the socio-economic and cultural aspects (that are known at the time of publication), and provides the latest evidence-based advice and approache

Tags: community mobilization, preparedness, ebola, nord-kivu, communication, risk communication,

Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handl

	Plague Inc: The Cure Ndemic Creations World Health Organization (WHO), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). (2021) CC Open external link (80) Add to my MEDBOX Leading disease outbreak experts have come together to show gamers everywhere how to spot and stop a pandemic. The popular simulation Plague Inc: The Cure not only transports players into a global public health outbreak similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new feature also provides expert commentary comparing decisions made by gamers to real-life scenarios Tags: game, outbreak preparedness, pandemic Preparedness, Adolescents, adults, simulation, communication, outbreak management, Outbreak Control, plague, COVID-19, App, Source: https://www.ndemiccreations.com/en/news/
	RCCE Toolkit 10 Steps to Community Readiness Tools guidance and job aids Collective Service for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) (2021) C_WHO Open external link (96) Add to my MEDBOX Informed, engaged and empowered communities are the bedrock for the arrival of new vaccines, treatments and tests that will be introduced to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and save lives The following 10 steps are well established risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) principles that have proven their power. Together, they put communities at the heart of the roll-out of new vaccines, treatments and tests, and promote trust – the critical ingredient for all community action Tags: resource platform, toolkit, RCCE, risk communication, community level, vaccine, Treatment, test, acceptance, community engagement, Source: https://www.rcce-collective.net/toolkit/
	How to use social media to better engage people affected by crises UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); ICRC (2020) C1 View PDF(7) Download (47) Add to my MEDBOX A brief guide for those using social media in humanitarian organizations Tags: social media, communication, humanitarian aid, Source: https://ifrc-1.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.c
	RCCE Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_WHO View PDF(47) Download (32) Add to my MEDBOX Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan. This tool is designed to support risk communication, community engagement staff and responders working with national health authorities, and other partners to develop, implement and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with the public, engaging with communities, local partners and other stakeholders to help prepare and protect individuals, families and the public’s health during early response to COVID-19 Tags: risk communication, outbreak preparedness, SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus, Source: https://www.epi-win.com/sites/epiwin/fil
	SBC Compass Coronavirus Collection Leibtag, S.; USAID (2020) C1 Open external link (263) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: rumours, covid19, novel coronavirus, social behaviour, communication, online resource, Source: https://www.thecompassforsbc.org/trendin
	Disaster Recovery Guidance Series - Communication during Disaster Recovery World Bank, GFDRR (2019) C1 View PDF(154) Download (66) Add to my MEDBOX This Guide provides practical guidance for governments regarding how to effectively communicate with communities during the recovery phase following an emergency. It explains how to identify communication needs, and presents “best fit” communication methods and strategies to deploy to support Disaster Recovery Frameworks (DRF) and recovery strategies. The Guide is divided into six sections, as follows: SECTION 1 Good Practice Principles for Effective Communication SECTION 2 Barriers to Effective Communication SECTION 3 How to Identify Communication Needs during Recovery SECTION 4 Communication Methods for Recovery Planning and Operations SECTION 5 Developing a Communication Plan SECTION 6 Key Take-away Message Tags: good practice, guide, humanitarian work, disasters, recovery, communication, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Risk communication essentials (English/Portuguese). Free Online Course World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO Open external link (855) Add to my MEDBOX Risk communication is a core public health intervention in any disease outbreak and health emergency. It refers to the real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions between experts, officials and people who face a threat to their wellbeing, to enable informed decision-making and to adopt protective behaviors. Learning objective: By the end of this course, participants should be able to understand the core principles of risk communication and its application to disease outbreaks and health emergencies. Course duration: This course consists of an introductory video lecture, presentation slides that can be downloaded and reviewed at your own pace, and instructions for simulation exercises. Course duration may vary. It will take most participants approximately 8 hours to thoroughly complete all components Tags: risk communication, humanitarian aid, emergencies, outbreak, Online Courses, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/risk-communi
	Communication Risk in Public Health Emergencies World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO View PDF(1776) Download (436) Add to my MEDBOX A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) policy and practice. Recent public health emergencies, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa (2014–2015), the emergence of the Zika virus syndrome in 2015–2016 and multi-country yellow fever outbreaks in Africa in 2016, have highlighted major challenges and gaps in how risk is communicated during epidemics and other health emergencies. The challenges include the rapid transformation in communications technology, including the near-universal penetration of mobile telephones, the widespread use and increasingly powerful influence of digital media which has had an impact on ‘traditional’ media (newspapers, radio and television), and major changes in how people access and trust health information. Important gaps include considerations of context – the social, economic, political and cultural factors influencing people’s perception of risk and their risk-reduction behaviours Tags: risk communication, radio broadcast, social media, emergency, outbreak, outbreak management, ebola impact, Zika, emergency preparedness, Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665
	Communication du risque pendant les urgences sanitaires Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) (2018) C_WHO View PDF(1266) Download (573) Add to my MEDBOX La communication sur les risques est un aspect à part entière des interventions d’urgence. Il s’agit de l’échange en temps réel d’informations, de conseils et d’avis entre les experts, les responsables communautaires, les décideurs politiques et les populations en situation de risque. Lors d’une épidémie, d’une pandémie, d’une crise humanitaire ou d’une catastrophe naturelle, une communication sur les risques efficace permet aux populations les plus exposées de comprendre les comportements à adopter pour se protéger. Ainsi, les autorités et les experts peuvent être à l’écoute des inquiétudes et des besoins, chercher à y répondre et faire en sorte que leurs conseils soient pertinents, fiables et recevable Tags: risk communication, communication du risque, crise humanitaire, humanitarian crisis, guideline, Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handl
	Risk Communication and Community Engagement Preparedness and Readiness Framework: Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo in North Kivu World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC, et al. (2018) CC View PDF(1021) Download (228) Add to my MEDBOX Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential part of any disease outbreak response. Risk communication in the context of an Ebola outbreak refers to real time exchange of information, opinion and advice between frontline responders and people who are faced with the threat of Ebola to their survival, health, economic or social wellbeing. Community engagement refers to mutual partnership between Ebola response teams and individuals or communities in affected areas, whereby community stakeholders have ownership in controlling the spread of the outbreak. It is intended to be used to guide RCCE work which is central to stopping the outbreak and preventing its further amplification. Unlike other areas of response, RCCE draws heavily on volunteers, frontline personnel and on people without prior training in this area. As such, the document provides basic background information, scopes the socio-economic and cultural aspects (that are known at the time of publication), and provides the latest evidence-based advice and approache Tags: community mobilization, preparedness, ebola, nord-kivu, communication, risk communication, Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handl

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