As the Coronavirus pandemic heightens, ESCAP is sourcing guidelines, recommendations and information in various languages to help exchange knowledge on dealing with mental health in children and adolescent during this time.
The Emerging Minds Network is committed to reducing the prevalence of mental health problems experienced by children and young people. As part of that, we hope to promote wellbeing through sharing positive practice and information. We hope to build a bank of community resources from and for our netw...ork members. Please do get in touch if you have something you would like to pass on!
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Aos cuidadores das crianças em isolamento
Num período de pandemia, onde uma das medidas de contenção de propagação da COVID-19 exige a restrição de contactos sociais, incluindo o encerramento das escolas, milhares de crianças portuguesas ficarão em situação de isolamento. Isto implica u...ma permanência no lar que deve ter em conta medidas de promoção da saúde mental para minorar o impacto da situação atual. Para isso, enquanto médicos de Psiquiatria da Infância e da Adolescência julgamos ser essencial compilar algumas medidas para ajudar as crianças nesta situação.
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Os tomadores de decisão precisam fazer escolhas difíceis para garantir que a COVID-19 e outros problemas urgentes, e contínuos, de saúde pública sejam abordados, minimizando os riscos para os profissionais de saúde e comunidades. Conforme estabelecido na Conferência Mundial de Astana sobre At...enção Primária à Saúde de 2018, o nível comunitário é uma plataforma integral para a atenção primária à saúde, essencial para a prestação de serviços e funções essenciais de saúde pública e para o envolvimento e a capacitação das comunidades em relação à sua saúde. Esta plataforma comunitária, com suas capacidades distintas para prestação de serviços de saúde e engajamento social, tem um papel fundamental a desempenhar na resposta à COVID-19, sendo essencial para o atendimento das contínuas necessidades de saúde das pessoas, especialmente as mais vulneráveis.
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Versión abreviada. En esta versión abreviada de las Directrices de práctica clínica basadas en la evidencia para el seguimiento de recién nacidos en riesgo se brindan recomendaciones para la atención de recién nacidos hasta los 2 años y corresponden a la primera fase de su seguimiento. Las r...ecomendaciones están dirigidas a todos los funcionarios del sector de la salud responsables de la atención primaria de estos recién nacidos: médicos generales, médicos de familia, pediatras, neonatólogos, oftalmólogos pediatras, otorrinolaringólogos pediatras, profesionales de enfermería, especialistas en otros campos y personal multidisciplinario que interviene en el proceso de atención
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2nd edition. This is a revision of an illustrated booklet developed by the Pan American Health Organization and the Caribbean Development Bank. It is meant as a tool to help the general population of the Caribbean care for themselves and their communities during crisis situation. The booklet explain...s in a simple language, with a simple language with the help of graphics, the main elements of psychological first aid (PFA). The revised edition includes special safety and disease prevention considerations due to the COVID-19 pandemic while providing PFA.
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This COVID-19 Facilitator Guide is a set of cue cards that are used by community facilitators to conduct community meetings or one on one sessions with community members.
The guide contains simple and important information about COVID-19 and helps the community facilitator in providing accurate i...nformation to the community.
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This video was shared on Facebook. It discourages listening to myths and rumors such as those that claim that antibiotics or eating garlic can cure coronavirus. It is important not to listen to rumors, but to get correct information from reliable sources
Towards keeping Children healthy and thriving countrywide.
This strategic plan was crafted within the context of the broader National Health Strategic Plan (NHSP) 2017-2021, which aims to reduce the overall U5MR from 75 per 1000 live births to 35 per 1000 live births by 2021. In order to accelerate... the scaling up of IMNCI implementation, improve child survival and contribute towards meeting this goal, as well as the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 this IMNCI Strategic Plan has been developed to provide the strategic framework for IMNCI implementation.
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Para isso, propõe-se utilizar como marco de referência a pirâmide de intervenções para os serviços de SMAPS do Comitê Permanente Interagências (IASC). A pirâmide ilustra diferentes níveis de apoio que variam desde a integração de considerações sociais, de segurança e relativas às nec...essidades básicas, até a prestação de serviços especializados para o manejo de condições mais graves, assim como a provável dimensão de demanda para cada um dos níveis estabelecidos.
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Junio 2020.Este documento describe las intervenciones de salud mental y apoyo psicosocial (SMAPS) fundamentales que se recomienda desarrollar de manera intersectorial en los países y en las comunidades. Para ello se propone utilizar como marco de referencia la pirámide de intervenciones para los s...ervicios de SMAPS del Comité Permanente entre Organismos (IASC).
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Временные рекомендации27 мая 2021 г.
Модуль из пакета инструментов для оценки потенциала медицинских учреждений в контексте пандемии COVID-19. Временное руководство. 5 февраля 2021 г.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures around the world, affecting almost 1.6 billion students. The effects of even short disruptions in a child’s schooling on their learning and well-being have been shown to be acute and long lasting. The capacities of education systems to respond to the cr...isis by delivering remote learning and support to children and families have been diverse yet uneven.
This report reviews the emerging evidence on remote learning throughout the global school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic to help guide decision-makers to build more effective, sustainable, and resilient education systems for current and future crises.
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The Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) programme was initiated by the National Department of Health in July 2013 in order to systematically improve primary health care (PHC) facilities and the quality of care they provide. The Ideal Clinic framework/dashboard sets out the standards for ...PHC facilities to provide good-quality health services. An Ideal Clinic is defined as a clinic with good infrastructure, adequate staff, adequate medicines and supplies, good administrative processes, and sufficient adequate bulk supplies. Applicable clinical policies, protocols and guidelines are adhered to, and it harnesses partner and stakeholder support.
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