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First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman. Community and Health emergency Management Dr: Khawla Al- Hoti Family physician. Director of health services , Quriyat Willayt MRCGP,ARAB BOARD, Diploma in diabetes &Diploma Child Health.

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First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

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  1. First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman Community and Health emergency ManagementDr: Khawla Al-HotiFamily physician.Director of health services , QuriyatWillaytMRCGP,ARAB BOARD, Diploma in diabetes &Diploma Child Health

  2. QuriyatWillayat 77 Villages

  3. Objective Describe Lesson Learned From Community Based Approach Describe Willayat Health Committee Structure Describe vulnerabilities & capacity building List Challenges of community participation Design action plan for community project First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  4. First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman DefinitionA group of individuals and households living in the same location and having the same hazard Exposure, Who can share the same objectivesand goals in Disaster risk reduction.

  5. First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman “The local community is taken as the primary focus of attention (in a disaster reduction) since that is the common unit which is affected by a disaster and , more importantly ,responds to deal with the event.” Russell Dynes

  6. First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman voluntary formation of community organization to implement DRR

  7. Lesson Learned Community always try to adapt Coping Strategies are often inadequate So, Training to enhance skills & technological support is needed First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  8. First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman National Regional Willayat

  9. Health Committe Community Members Governmental Sectors Community Support Group Non Governmental Organization

  10. Vulnerabilities Lack of: Access to Health Access to Food & Water Access to Information First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  11. When? How? whom? Where? What? First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  12. If each individual does their part to prepare Whole community will become safer and Better equipped to cope with emergencies First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  13. SEARCH and RESCUE BASIC PRINCIPLES 2 major components Search Rescue COMMUNITY BASED FIRST RESPONDERS IN RESCUE ACTVITIES (survivors/ Agencies..) SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM(S) National or Provincial Basic first aid and rescue Specialized S&R

  14. Training (preparedness) First Aid, BLS Safety (fire, road, electricity,..) Drill, Evaluation and monitoring Communicable disease (surveillance) First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  15. Support Group

  16. Support Information centre (early warning) Food & water (relief distribution) Vulnerable Shelter Environmental health Physical structure First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  17. Health Education Family emergency plan School emergency plan Livestock emergency Shelter Public health measures First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  18. Exercise 1.Design action plan for the following: Training Support Health education 2.List the challenges of community participation First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  19. Thank Yuo

  20. ADPC Indicators of a Minimum level of resilience A community organization A DRR and disaster preparedness plan A community early warning system Trained manpower: risk assessment, search and rescue, medical first aid, relief distribution, masons for safer house construction, fire fighting Physical connectivity: roads, electricity, telephone, clinics Relational connectivity with local authorities, NGOs, etc. Knowledge of risks and risk reduction actions A community disaster reduction fund to implement risk reduction activities Safer sources of livelihood First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  21. References • Building Disaster Resilient Communities, Publication of the “local Network of NGOs” for Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, June 2007 • Community based approach to disaster mitigation. Lorna P.victoria, director, centre for disaster preparedness • Characteristics of disaster-resiliant community, A Guidance Note, Jhon Twig for the DFID Disaster Risk Reduction Interagency coordination group, August 2007

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