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Crisis Management in Health, Nutrition and Environment

Course Code:

ΔΥ-802Ι

Semester:

8th-semester PH

Specialization Category:

ΜΕ

Course Hours:

3Θ

ECTS:

5


Course Tutors

Vassalou Evdokia

 

LEARNING OUTCOME 

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

-Participate in crisis response teams in the context of health, nutrition or environment crisis/disaster.

 

 

GENERAL SKILLS 

  • Research, analyze, and combine data and information using the necessary technological tools.
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Decision making
  • Individual work
  • Team work
  • Work in international environment
  • Work in interdisciplinary environment
  • Contribution to Public Health Action Plan elaboration.

 

CORSE CONTENT 

  • Crisis-Emergency -Disaster(definitions-meanings)
  • Study and analysis of the characteristics of a Public Health Crisis
  • The concept of danger – Risk factors
  • Rapid assessment and immediate response in emergency situations
  • Key facts and framework for the preparation of a National Action Plan of a Public Health Crisis.
  • Pandemics – management in National, European and International level.
  • Management of Large-Scale Industrial Accidents (SEVESO Safety Study)
  • Management of nutritional crisis
  • Climate change and management of environmental disasters
  • Humanitarians and NGO in Public Health Crisis management.

 

STUDENT EVALUATION

Evaluation in Greek language

Final assessment includes presentation/written essay. Students are asked to study during semester individually a past Public Health Crisis, to analyze the causes and the way of dealing with the crisis of the time, to evaluate the methods used and how the lessons from the specific crisis have being harnessed and used to further handling of a similar future crisis. For the evaluation of students, fullness of answer, clarity, the degree of critical thinking of the student and language proficiency are taken into consideration. 

 

RECOMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Τσαμπούκου-Σκαναβή,K (2004) Περιβάλλον και Κοινωνία . Αλεξανδρα Κ. Αποστολακη & Σια ΟΕ
  • «Ξενοκράτης» Γενικό Σχέδιο Πολιτικής Προστασίας. ΥΑ 1299. ΦΕΚ 423(Β) 10/4/2003
  • Γενική Γραμματεία Πολιτικής Προστασίας. www.civilprotection.gr/el
  • Hogan, D.E & Burstein, J.L. (2010). Ιατρική Καταστροφών. Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Π. Χ. Πασχαλίδης
  • Mathis,M, Briand,S, Prentice, T (2015) Emerging and re-emerging infectious threats in the 21st century. Weekly epidemiological record (WER), 20: 90,238-245
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (2019) Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and ChemicalCBRN events. ICRC, Geneva
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2016) Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too. Activity Book. FAO,Geneva
  • World Meteorological Organization (2019). WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018. WMO,Geneva
  • IFRC(1992)  “The Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief”. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Geneva
  • David Lloyd Roberts (2005) Staying Alive: Safety and Security Guidelines For Humanitarian Volunteers In Conflict Areas. ICRC,Geneva

 

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