May 28, 2021 Effectively integrating community engagement principles and processes into contact tracing strategies and implementation will build and promote trust for this critical operational approach ultimately reducing transmission of COVID-19 and saving lives. Evidence indicates that community trust - particularly among marginalised people - is critical for contact tracing to be successful. Contact tracing is the identification, assessment, management, and monitoring of persons who may have come into close contact with a person infected with an infectious disease such as COVID-19. This guidance articulates best practice principles for community engagement and how they can be operationalised as part of any community-centred contact tracing strategy. The material provided can stand on its own or be used to complement other documents that support strategies, implementation plans, or training and capacity building modules.
"Health workers (HWs) play a central role in maintaining public trust in vaccination, including addressing concerns of patients." In light of the recognition that HWs who are knowledgeable about evidence-based immunisation strategies and best practices are critical to implementing a successful vaccination programme, this training module is design
Grandmother Project (GMP) - Change through Culture In Africa when an elder person dies it is as though a whole library had burned down. - Malian philosopher Amadou Hampate Ba In non-Western cultures, elders play a central role in socialising younger generations, in passing on indigenous knowledge and cultural values, and in ensuring the stability and survival of their societies. However, development programmes often narrowly focus on youth and exclude elders, thereby failing to account for - and even offending - local cultures where elders role is still very much valued. In that context, this paper: calls attention to the incongruity between policies and programmes that aim to promote the development of non-western societies, on the one hand, and the socio-cultural infrastructure and values of such communities, on the other; discusses the neglected role of elders and of intergenerational learning as cultural resources for mobilising change and preserving social cohesion; and pr
Forecasters expect another active Atlantic hurricane season after a record-breaker in 2020, and communities need to be prepared. Clear communications, starting before storms arrive and continuing through the recovery, will be crucial to protecting lives and limiting property damage.
Unfortunately, parts of the population are slipping through the cracks when it comes to hurricane warnings and advice.
Linguistic minorities – those who understand little or no English – are often at greater risk from disasters and have fewer resources to evacuate or protect their homes. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, many migrants didn’t evacuate, in part because storm warnings were broadcast mainly in English. It’s a simmering public health issue, with clear implications for migrant communities.
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