About this course: The Center for Humanitarian Emergencies is a partnership between CDC's Emergency Response and Recovery Branch and the Rollins School of Public Health that drives global collaboration, research and evidence based training to improve the lives and well-being of populations impacted by humanitarian emergencies. - Center for Humanitarian Emergencies: http://www.che.emory.edu/ - CDC's Emergency Response and Recovery Branch: http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/errb/index.html This course covers the technical and management principles that are the basis of planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs for acutely displaced populations in developing countries. The emphasis is on refugees in camp situations. The course includes modules on assessment, nutrition, epidemiology of major health problems, surveillance, and program management in the context of an international relief operation. Course Objectives Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to: 1. Describe a complex humanitarian crisis in terms of magnitude, person, time and place. 2. Calculate basic epidemiology measures. 3. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of epidemiological data within the context of CHE. 4. Develop public health programs and strategies responsive to the diverse cultural values and traditions of the community being served. 5. Identify internal and external problems that may affect the delivery of essential public health services in a CHE. 6. Identify the different technical areas in a public health response in CHEs.
Taught by: Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Hubert Department of Global Health. Rollins School of Public Health. Director, Center for Humanitarian Emergencies.
Taught by: Cyrus Shahpar, Assistant Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine & Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health
| Level | Intermediate |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Reading: Getting Started
- Video: What are CHEs/Top Priorities
- Video: Major Actors
- Video: Data Collection in Emergencies
- Video: Overview/Summary
- Reading: Readings & Resources
- Video: Reproductive Health
- Video: Food and Nutrition
- Video: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
- Video: Overview/Summary
- Reading: Readings and Resources
- Video: Vaccine Preventable Diseases / Measles
- Video: Malaria Control
- Video: Infectious Disease Emergency Response
- Video: Communicable Diseases - Acute Respiratory Infections
- Video: Non-Communicable Diseases
- Video: Overview/Summary
- Video: Supplementary: Diarrheal Diseases: A true life example from Haiti, 20
- Reading: Readings and Resources
- Video: Logistics Part I
- Video: Logistics, Part II
- Video: Mental Health Aid Workers
- Video: Wrap Up
- Reading: Readings and Resources
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This was amazing! It was very detailed and useful for an aid worker. Sincerely I strongly hope to find a full university master similar to this course.
Thanks to all the professors, I just recommend to some of you to speak louder and more cleary because sometimes I had a bit of difficulty hearing.
very informative course
I liked so mush! I’ve been working in the field for a few years. And with this course I learn new things These new applications of technology provide students with greater flexibility. More important they make it possible to change the way we learn and the way that is teaching. Give motivation. The Moocs place more the responsibility, encourage the students to think critically about the issues being taught.On this course HCHE the avaliation depends only of the teachers. Not like in the others courses that I participated, that we need the opinion of our peers to get enough credit. Congrats
It was really great doing this course. Quite informative. I expected more though. Especially on mental health and project management.