This message may be of interest to HIFA members. The RCCE toolkits "provides a comprehensive set of toolkits to support country level risk communication and community engagement."
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RCCE TOOLS & PUBLICATIONS
Risk communication and community engagement readiness and response toolkits: yellow fever & mpox
These toolkits provide a comprehensive set of practical tools and resources designed to support country-level risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) practitioners, decision-makers, and partners to plan and implement readiness and response activities for yellow fever and mpox outbreaks, respectively.
These two are part of a suite of toolkits on RCCE readiness and response to a range of disease and response areas.
Download the yellow fever toolkit: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Download the mpox toolkit: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Community conversation kit: everyday conversations to protect community health against infectious disease
The Community Conversation Kit (CCK) is designed to help people who have a leadership role speak with people in their community about how to protect themselves and those they care about from becoming ill with an infectious disease. The kit will help lead conversations that get people talking with each other and thinking differently about their health so they can take action.
Read more: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Use of behavioural and cultural insights in 2021 –2022 in the WHO European Region: status report (WHO EURO)
In September 2022 Member States of the WHO European Region acknowledged the importance of behaviour and its cultural context for health in adopting a regional resolution on behavioural and cultural insights (BCI) for equitable health and an action framework. This first status report presents the activities for 2021–2022 of public health authorities (PHAs) in 48
countries, territories, areas and entities in the Region, representing 44 Member States.
Read more: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Interpersonal communication skills for supporting breastfeeding mothers: a handbook for community health support staff in emergency settings (WHO EURO)
This handbook provides information about interpersonal communication skills that can be used in emergency settings to improve communication with breastfeeding mothers for productive results. It provides essential information about the benefits of breastmilk, practices that help breastfeeding, interpersonal communication skills and key principles of
helping for community-centred and integrated interventions.
Download in English: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Download in Russian: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
WHO EURO brochures on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (WHO EURO)
These brochures share examples from the WHO Regional Office for Europe on the crucial roles that risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management have played in various areas, building the case for increased investment in RCCE-IM interventions as an integral part of the emergency cycle.
Download "Communicating risk in public health emergencies": https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Download "Engaging with communities in health emergencies": https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Download "Risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in the WHO European Region": https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Download "Infodemic management: protecting people from harmful health information in emergencies": https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
Risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in Ukraine’s emergency response: lifesaving interventions in crisis and beyond: Warsaw, Poland 14–16 November 2023: meeting report (WHO EURO)
This RCCE-IM meeting was held in Warsaw, Poland on 14–16 November 2023.
Participants shared, reflected upon, and documented the wealth of knowledge and experience gained during the Ukraine emergency response, as well as strategizing on the subsequent phases of the RCCE-IM response to the emergency.
Read more: https://riskcommunicationandcommunityengagementrcce.cmail19.com/t/d-l-eg...
HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com
