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Health Implications in Urban Situations

This project aims to identify the health impacts of shelter humanitarian activities in urban areas, and to determine good practices and indicators for health in shelter activities. Poor shelter conditions lead to poor public health, increased density leads to vulnerability, and overcrowding conditions can result in acute respiratory infections.

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Health Implications in Urban Situations

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  1. Health implications in urban situations Clarisse Hervet-Veylon, Shelter Centre

  2. Content • Health implications in urban situations • Goals • Input • Show of hands

  3. Health implications in urban situations POOR SHELTER = POOR PUBLIC HEALTH DENSITY = VULNERABILITY e.g. consequences of overcrowding conditions = Acute Respiratory Infections + ? … Mini project launch

  4. Goals 1. Identify which shelter humanitarian activities have health impact 2. Identify health good practice in shelter activities 3. Identify health indicators for shelter activities Mini project launch

  5. Inputs • To include health inputs in: • Transitional settlement and • reconstruction after natural • disasters, forthcoming in • November 2010 • (UNOCHA / Shelter Centre) • Urban assistance guideline • Regional Shelter Training • (ECHO / Shelter Centre)

  6. Show of hands Do you agree that we should include health issues in shelter guidelines and regional shelter training? If you are interested in this mini project, we will email you with a proposal Mini project launch

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