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My Hero is You, How Kids can Fight COVID-19!

April 29, 2020/in Infographics, Pamphlet, Radio/Audio Spots, Web Resources Inter-Agency Standing Committee, World Health Organization Global Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Bulgarian (Български), Burmese (မြန်မာစာ), Čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Greek (ελληνικά), Hrvatski, Íslenska, Italiano, Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), latviešu valoda, Mandarin Chinese (中文), Mongolian (монгол), Polski, Português, Pyccкий, Română, Shqip, Sinhala (සිංහල), Slovenčina, Tamil (தமிழ்), Tiếng Việt, Tigrinya (ትግርኛ), Türkçe, Ukrainian (українська мова) Entertainment Education, Handwashing, Masks, Prevention, Social/Physical Distancing Children (under 12)/by Kathryn Sugg

This is a new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Save the Children.

With the help of a fantasy creature, Ario, “My Hero is You, How kids can fight COVID-19!” explains how children can protect themselves, their families and friends from coronavirus and how to manage difficult emotions when confronted with a new and rapidly changing reality.

The book – aimed primarily at children aged 6-11 years old – is a project of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings, a unique collaboration of United Nations agencies, national and international nongovernmental organizations and international agencies providing mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings.

During the early stages of the project, more than 1700 children, parents, caregivers and teachers from around the world shared how they were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The input was invaluable to script writer and illustrator Helen Patuck and the project team in making sure that the story and its messages resonated with children from different backgrounds and continents.

In order to reach as many children as possible, the book has been widely translated into more than 30 languages. It is being released as both an online product and audio book. All languages are available in PDF form at the link below.

Source: My Hero is You, How Kids can Fight COVID-19!

Risk Communication in Disease Outbreaks – Introduction

April 29, 2020/in SBC Materials Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Global English Risk Communication and Messaging Program Designers/by Cynthia Irakoze

This presentation includes explanation of risk communcation, the use of the Extended Parallel Process Model, Paul Slovic’s Perception of Risk, WHO’s Integrated Model for Emergency Risk Communication, and possible key components and considerations for planning risk communication for COVID-19.

Also included is information about:

Priority behaviors
Pandemic non-pharmaceutical interventions
Technical guidance
Complacency
Stigma
Misinformation
Developing message maps
Contextualizing messages and interventions
Selecting channels in an outbreak context
Multi-Modal SBC interventions

Source: Risk Communication in Disease Outbreaks – Introduction

Coronavirus Disease (2020, English) – SAWBO

April 29, 2020/in SBC Materials Scientific Animations Without Borders Global English Handwashing, Prevention Communities, General Public/by Cynthia Irakoze

COVID-19 has now spread around most parts of the world. This animation addresses best practices to protect against Coronavirus through recommended preventative measures.

Source: Coronavirus Disease (2020, English) – SAWBO

WHO Advice for the Public

April 29, 2020/in Video World Health Organization Global English Menstruation/Pregnancy, Prevention, Symptoms General Public, Pregnant Women/by Kathryn Sugg

This page allows users to stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority.

Source: WHO Advice for the Public

Q&A about Corona

April 29, 2020/in Fact Sheet, Web Resources World Health Organization Global English Prevention, Treatment General Public/by Cynthia Irakoze

WHO is continuously monitoring and responding to this outbreak. This Q&A will be updated as more is known about COVID-19, how it spreads and how it is affecting people worldwide. For more information, check back regularly on WHO’s coronavirus pages.

Source: Q&A about Corona

Guidance on Social and Behavior Change for Family Planning During COVID-19

April 29, 2020/in Clinical/Technical Guidance Global English, Français Vulnerable Populations SBC Professionals/by Cynthia Irakoze

This short guide includes important considerations, messages, and resources to support country programs in adapting their FP/RH-focused SBC programming in response to the challenges presented by COVID-19. Program adaptations and messaging should be adapted in line with country context, available services, and local government response, including that of coordinating bodies responsible for COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement efforts.

Source:

Guidance on Social and Behavior Change for Family Planning During COVID-19 (English)

Conseils sur le Changement Social de Comportement pour la Planification Familiale Pendant le COVID-19 (French)

Coronavirus — COVID-19 Factsheet – Hesperian Foundation

April 28, 2020/in Fact Sheet, Infographics Hesperian Health Guides Global Afaan Oromoo, Amharic (አማርኛ), Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Bengali (বাংলা), ChiShona, English, Español, Farsi, Français, Hindi (हिन्दी), Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Kreyòl ayisyen, Lao (ລາວ), Malayalam (മലയാളം), Mandarin Chinese (中文), Marathi (मराठी), Nande, Português, Sindhi, Tagalog, Tamil (தமிழ்), Telugu (తెలుగు), Tiếng Việt, Urdu Prevention, Symptoms General Public/by Kathryn Sugg

This factsheet offers information for the public on the basics of COVID-19.

Included is information on:

What is COVID-19?
How does it spread?
Who does it infect?
How can you prevent infection?

The resource is available in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Farsi, Hindi, Telugu, Sindhi, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, ChiShona, Kiswahili, Lao, Malay, Malayalam, Tamil, Nande, Kinyarwand, Oromo, Amharic, and Marathi at the link below.

Source: Coronavirus – COVID-19

SBCC for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit

April 28, 2020/in Strategies, Toolkit, Web Resources Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, United States Agency for International Development Global English, Português COVID-19 Response, Risk Communication and Messaging Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Kathryn Sugg

The purpose of this I-Kit is to provide a set of key considerations for SBCC activities in emergency situations.

This I-Kit provides essential information and tools for responding to an outbreak using an SBCC approach. It presents a series of nine units, each accompanied by exercise worksheets to help link the SBCC theory to practice.

Each unit builds on the one prior, and they all combine to provide key information for developing an SBCC strategy. It is not essential, however, to work through the I-Kit from start to finish. Users can choose to focus on specific aspects for which they need support in their emergency communication response. The nine units and corresponding worksheets are outlined in the I-Kit Site Navigator.

The worksheets in each section are typically followed by a completed example. The completed examples will likely include information about an emergency that, during an actual event, might not be immediately available. This was done to illustrate the full range of information to inform a strategic communication response.

This kit is also available in Portuguese.

Source (English): SBCC for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit

Source (Portuguese): Comunicação para a Mudança Social e de Comportamento para Preparação de Emergência

How to Tackle Coronavirus in Slums

April 24, 2020/in Technical Briefs Global Dashboard Global English Social/Physical Distancing, Vulnerable Populations Policy Makers, Response Organizations/by Kathryn Sugg

For the large number of low-income country residents who live in informal settlements, or slums, will be ill-served by well-publicized measures that rely on the stockpiling of food, the availability of savings, the ability to work from home, and the need to keep your distance even from close relatives.

In these environments, staying at home can itself be a risk. Cramped, often poorly-ventilated dwellings housing large numbers of people are potential petri dishes for COVID-19. Queuing to use shared toilets or draw water from wells or boreholes, using crowded public transport, or simply walking past others in narrow lanes heighten the risk of exposure.

This guidance document offers eight ideas for adapting prevention standards to slums and informal settlements.

Source: How to Tackle Coronavirus in Slums

COVID-19 and Child, Early, and Forced Marriage: An Agenda for Action

April 24, 2020/in Technical Briefs Girls not Brides Global English Gender, Vulnerable Populations Policy Makers, Response Organizations/by Kathryn Sugg

This brief is intended for development partners, including government and civil society actors. It provides recommendations and resources for responding to the needs of adolescent girls during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery period, including those at risk of early marriage and those who are already married and in informal unions.

It focuses on how adolescent girls, particularly those at risk of marriage or already married girls will be affected in the short- and longer-term.

Source: COVID-19 and Child, Early, and Forced Marriage: An Agenda for Action

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