WHO/Europe has launched a new guide, providing support to countries on how to apply behavioural and cultural insights (BCI) for health. It presents a simple step-wise approach, complemented by a rich collection of detailed considerations, tools and exercises. The guide is the first of its kind, spec...ifically developed for use by public health professionals developing policies, services and communications informed by BCI across health topics.
Some of the most persistent public health challenges involve human behaviour. Using a BCI lens means that health policies, services and communications can be tailored to the needs and circumstances of people and communities, and thereby help combat these challenges. The new Tailoring Health Programmes (THP) guide describes how this can be done.
Building on several topic-specific guides that focused on applying BCI to routine and influenza vaccination and tackling antimicrobial resistance, as well as external evaluations and a rigorous peer-review process, this guide is the result of over a decade of work by WHO/Europe. The THP approach has already been adopted in over 20 countries and has received positive feedback from public health agencies.
“This guide is the culmination of a decade of work involving many colleagues at country, regional and global levels. The guide is our “BCI bible”, guiding our work with and in countries to help tackle persistent health challenges,” said Katrine Bach Habersaat, Regional Advisor for BCI at WHO/Europe.
Karina Godoy, Senior Analyst and National Focal Point for Behavioural Insights at the Public Health Agency of Sweden, who is employing the approach described in the guide across several health projects, comments: “The THP guide is easy to use and at the same time provides detailed guidance and inspiration where needed. We have decided to translate the document into Swedish and use the approach widely”.
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Чрезвычайные ситуации возникают по целому ряду причин: природные бедствия, такие как землетрясения и наводнения; вооруженные конфликты и гражданские войны; техно...енные катастрофы, включая радиационные аварии. Вне зависимости от природы пускового фактора результатом часто является череда человеческих страданий. Речь может идти о крупномасштабных вынужденных перемещениях населения, дефиците пищевых продуктов, вспышках болезней, нарушении прав и достоинства человека и смертях.
Путем публикации данных материалов ВОЗ ставит перед собой цель обеспечения того, чтобы в условиях чрезвычайной ситуации не упускались возможности для реформирования системы охраны психического здоровья.
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Disaster Management Reference Handbook Series Overview.
Floods, storms, and wind account for large proportions of displacement compared to other disasters. Floods are the most frequent type of disaster whereas wind-related disasters constitute the biggest losses in terms of economic damage, displac...ement, and number of affected people. ASEAN has succeeded in developing institutions not only for addressing the threat posed by natural hazards but also for building resilience into communities at risk
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Activities during precautionary measures (age group 6-13).
During infectious disease outbreaks, children may experience distress for a variety of reasons. The collective anxiety and grief that a community experiences can impact heavily on children. Limited public knowledge of the disease may trigge...r misinformation, rumors and panic.
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A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
What Children Should Know About Bilharzia; Educational Comic. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: This document was made possible through a financial grant from Merck, Germany. In 2007, Merck entered into a partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat schistosomiasis in school children on the African... continent. In the medium term, Merck will donate 250 million tablets of Cesol 600 containing the active ingredient praziquantel. Merck will maintain its efforts until the disease has been eliminated in Africa.
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Vol. 5, No. 3 - 2011 | The Quarterly provides summaries of the best available research evidence on a variety of children’s mental health topics, prepared using systematic review and synthesis methods adapted from the Cochrane Collaboration and Evidence-Based Mental Health. Our goal is to improve ...outcomes for children by informing policy and practice. The BC Ministry of Children and Family Development funds the Quarterly.
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Translated high blood pressure information in following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Czech, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portugüse, Punjab...i, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh.
Check: http://www.bloodpressureuk.org/HealthProfessionals/Otherlanguages#Küa
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