Title: Community Case Management During Influenza Outbreak: Participant’s Handout

Pages: 37; 

Description: The document contains the following: Introduction; Influenza outbreaks and impact on communities; Key interventions and messages for the prevention and control of an influenza outbreak in the community and the home; Assessment and treatment of diseases in the community and the home; Community health education and social mobilization; Protection of the community health worker; A framework for monitoring and reporting of influenza outbreak preparedness and response activities.

Abstract: The community is often the first responder in emergencies, including those caused by disease outbreaks. Community health workers (CHWs) can be the front-line health workers during an outbreak of communicable disease or other emergencies, alleviating the strain and demand on health-care workers in hospitals, clinics and other institutions when the health system is overwhelmed or disrupted. CHWs can also improve access to prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases and other common illnesses, and have close links to the community for implementing public health programmes and ensuring community participation. These training materials have been developed specifically for CHWs to ensure that they are ready to provide health services to communities in conjunction with home-based and other levels of care.

Subjects: Communications; General; Patient care and safety; Public health measures and pandemic preparedness; Surveillance and investigation

Training package: Community Case Management During Influenza Outbreak

Title: Community Case Management During Influenza Outbreak: Trainer’s Guide

Pages: 93; 

Description: The document contains the following: Introduction including instruction on how to conduct the training; Influenza outbreaks and impact on communities; Key interventions and messages for the prevention and control of an influenza outbreak in the community and the home; Assessment and treatment of diseases in the community and the home; Community health education and social mobilization; Protection of the community health worker; A framework for monitoring and reporting of influenza outbreak preparedness and response activities.

Abstract: The community is often the first responder in emergencies, including those caused by disease outbreaks. Community health workers (CHWs) can be the front-line health workers during an outbreak of communicable disease or other emergencies, alleviating the strain and demand on health-care workers in hospitals, clinics and other institutions when the health system is overwhelmed or disrupted. CHWs can also improve access to prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases and other common illnesses, and have close links to the community for implementing public health programmes and ensuring community participation. These training materials have been developed specifically for CHWs to ensure that they are ready to provide health services to communities in conjunction with home-based and other levels of care.

Subjects: Communications; General; Patient care and safety; Public health measures and pandemic preparedness; Response; Surveillance and investigation; Trainer's corner

Training package: Community Case Management During Influenza Outbreak

Title: Introduction to Basic Counselling and Communication Skills: IOM Training Manual for Migrant Community Leaders and Community Workers [AR] [FR] [RU] [ES]

Pages: 120; 

Description: This trainers' guide is for the training of community health or humanitarian workers or leaders who engage with migrants and mobile population. The purpose of the training course is to revise and strengthen counselling and communication skills used to help migrant individuals and families to cope during and in aftermath of a pandemic.

Subjects: Communications; Public health measures and pandemic preparedness; Trainer's corner