A FREE short course “Food Security: Local and Global Perspectives” (6 Sep – 30 Oct 2019; every Wed & Fri evening) organised by Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and in collaboration with the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) is now open for application.
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2019
10/07/2019
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) works with the XVR simulation which develops Virtual Reality (VR) simulation software for emergency response professionals. On 26-28 June 2019, two representatives of the HKJCDPRI participated in the XVR User’s Group Meeting 2019 held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The user group meeting is a global platform for VR simulation training providers to learn about the latest developments in VR simulation tools, learning pedagogy and exchange innovative ideas with other VR disaster simulation users around the world.
10/07/2019
Mr/Ms Ready (防災達人) is out to meet with children in cartoons as well as real persons! They will visit primary schools to disseminate the knowledge on risks reduction and awareness. A Multimedia Creation Competition is also launched to inspire children to think outside the box how they can help themselves and others during emergencies.
With an aim of raising disaster awareness among primary school students, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) has created a cartoon character called Mr Ready and a theme song entitled Get Ready! to disseminate the knowledge on risks reduction and awareness to children It is hoped that children's awareness on disaster preparedness can be aroused and together, a safe community can be built.
10/07/2019
To create public awareness and understanding on potential hazards in the community, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) collaborates with different organisations and schools to launch edcuation programmes of“Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience".
Since this March, we have collaborated with our local partner, the Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) on the “Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate” Public Housing Education Campaign. It aims at enhancing residents' awareness and knowledge towards typhoon and infectious disease outbreak, so as to equip them with a higher level of preparedness and response capacities.
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2019
28/09/2019
The recent social situation in Hong Kong may have caused various levels of emotional disturbances in many people of Hong Kong. The youth is among one of the vulnerable groups to emotional and psychological stress related to the recent social unrest.
The recent social situation in Hong Kong may have caused various levels of emotional disturbances in many people of Hong Kong. The youth is among one of the vulnerable groups to emotional and psychological stress related to the recent social unrest.
People including the youth with psychological and mental health distress need treatment by professionals such as clinical psychologists, social workers or medical doctors. Caregivers of the youth in the community and families play a complementary role in supporting the youth to relieve from emotional stress or identifying early signs of emotional problems that require further intervention.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) is organising a Webinar titled “Community Support to Manage Psychological Distress in Youths at Times of Crisis” on 4 October 2019 at 6pm to 7:15pm. We welcome teachers, youth workers, parents and all people interested in the topic to join the webinar.
The web-based seminar will be broadcasted live on our Facebook Fan Page. While participants can sit back at your place of choice to listen to the sharing of the webinar speakers, questions and answers session will also be open for online participants to leave questions in the comment box.
Event Date and Time:
Date: 4 October 2019 (Fri)
Time: 18:00 to 19:15
Click into our Facebook Event Page here at the time of the Webinar or search “Youths at times of Crisis”
Rundown and Speakers:
18:00 - 18:30 (session will be conducted in English) | Manchester: Outreach, Screening, and Follow Up Support for High Volume Psychological Distress Dr Alan Barrett, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Strategic Clinical Lead. Manchester Resilience Hub Consultant Clinical Psychologist, & Strategic Clinical lead for Adults at the Manchester Resilience Hub for which he was a key driving force in establishing. Responsible for coordinating the NHS psychological and mental health care for those directly affected by the Manchester Arena Attack of May 2017. Alan is additionally the Clinical Lead for the largest Military Veterans Psychological Therapies Service in England since its launch in 2011. With over 20years of clinical experience, Alan is also an Honorary Professor at the School of Health Science, University of Salford, UK. |
18:30 - 19:15 (session will be conducted in Cantonese) | 如何關注近日社會事件對年青人的心理影響 Psychological Concerns on Youths regarding Recent Social Unrest in Hong Kong Prof Petrus Ng, Hong Kong Association of Doctors in Clinical Psychology Prof. Ng is currently the Professor and Head of Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, and has been teaching and supervising social workers and mental health professionals for over 20 years. Prof. Ng has also been trained in and qualified as a family therapist and a cognitive therapist. He was trained as an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and since helped introduce it as a treatment in HK and has trained local practitioners. Prof. Ng has served as the Fellow and President of Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association since 2018. His research focuses on psychiatric rehabilitation, mental health counseling and group work, and whole-person development, and has publications and book chapters in high ranking international journals and refereed books. |
18:30 - 19:15 (session will be conducted in Cantonese) | 心理實用錦囊 Useful tips for School Teachers and Youth Workers to help Youths in facing the Recent Social Unrest in Hong Kong Dr Stephen Mann, Hong Kong Association of Doctors in Clinical Psychology Dr Mann is currently the Assistant Director of Student Affairs of Hong Kong Baptist University. More than 25 years of experiences, Dr. Mann is a seasoned Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, and Occupational Therapist who have expertise training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR, and Acceptance and commitment therapy. He has obtained association and national registration in psychology in Hong Kong, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Mann is also an experienced educator, researcher, and psychological crisis first aider. Given his professional experiences, he has been a renowned commentator, speaker and writer in the local Hong Kong community. |
For any queries about the webinar, please contact us at [email protected] or (852) 2871 8857.
11/09/2019
HKJCDPRI’s Annual Multi-Media Competition Winners Showcased their Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness
Disasters happen everywhere. No matter how old you are, you can prepare for disasters. Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) encourages children to be well prepared for disasters: Always be aware of your surroundings, stay cautious to potential risks at all time, protect oneself and take care of others.
Disasters happen everywhere. No matter how old you are, you can prepare for disasters. Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) encourages children to be well prepared for disasters: Always be aware of your surroundings, stay cautious to potential risks at all time, protect oneself and take care of others.
Through interactive learning, we help children to master knowledge on disaster preparedness. To arouse the interests of children, HKJCDPRI organises Annual Multi-Media Competition (MMC) on disaster preparedness. Participants were required to demonstrate their understanding of disaster preparedness creatively. This year, HKJCDPRI also created a song for disaster preparedness titled “Get Ready!” to remind young audience that disasters can happen at any time and encourage them to develop a right attitude towards disasters.
The competition attracted over 280 submissions in total and was successfully completed on 31st July 2019. A panel of judges were invited to assess the distinguished works as below:
Senior Charities Manager, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust | Ms. Kitty Liu |
Chief Operations Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine | Ms. Camellia Chau |
Principal of Munsang College Kindergarten | Dr. Gladys Cheung |
Principal of E.F.C.C.-Vetbena Nursery School | Principal So |
Chairperson (2016-2018), Hong Kong Society of Illustrator | Mr. Peter Ng |
Result of “Mr. Ready” Coloring Competition
Primary Junior
Champion: Mak Hing Yuet
1st Runner-up: Chiu Pak To
2nd Runner-up: Pang Hoi Ching
Primary Senior
Champion: Yeung Man Yat
1st Runner-up: Tam Ka Lam
2nd Runner-up: Leong Ka Yi
Members of the judging panels (From left to right): Mr. Peter Ng, Chairperson (2016-2018), Hong Kong Society of Illustrator; Principal So, Principal of E.F.C.C.-Vetbena Nursery School; Ms. Camellia Chau, Chief Operations Officer, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine; Ms. Audrey Chan, Manager (Community Engagement), HKJCDPRI; Dr. Gladys Cheung, Principal of Munsang College Kindergarten
Result of “Get Ready!” Talent Competition
Kindergarten
Outstanding Performance Prize: Yau Ho Ching
Primary Junior
Outstanding Performance Prize: Yuen Tin Yan
Please visit https://mmc.hkjcdpri.org.hk/ for the result and winning works (Chinese version only).
Congratulations to the winners of the competition and thank you so much for participations! All winners will be invited to HKJDCPRI's Disaster Preparedness Carnival cum MMC Awards Presentation Ceremony 2019 on 20th October 2019 (Sunday) at D Park, Tsuen Wan. All are welcome to join us!
11/09/2019
The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is a biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction highlighting latest updates, emerging trends, disaster patterns and progress in reducing risk. It aims to focus international attention on the issue of disaster risk and encourage political and economic support for disaster risk reduction. The GAR is produced by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in collaboration and consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, with thinkers, practitioners, experts and innovators to investigate the state of risk across the globe.
The Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is a biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction highlighting latest updates, emerging trends, disaster patterns and progress in reducing risk. It aims to focus international attention on the issue of disaster risk and encourage political and economic support for disaster risk reduction. The GAR is produced by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in collaboration and consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, with thinkers, practitioners, experts and innovators to investigate the state of risk across the globe.
The GAR19 (the GAR 2019) moves beyond disaster risk to consider the pluralistic nature of risk: in multiple dimensions, at multiple scales and with multiple impacts. It provides an update on how we – as governments, as communities and individuals – understand our relationship with risk and its reduction.
The Full Report and a guided tour are available at the GAR19 Website: https://gar.unisdr.org/report-2019
Want some quick take-home messages from the detailed full report? The GAR19 Distilled collates 10 take-home observations from GAR19. Each observation is linked to the relevant section in the GAR19 main report. The link to GAR19 Distilled: https://gar.unisdr.org/sites/default/files/gar19distilled.pdf
The GAR19 Distilled offers 10 take-home messages from the full report.
An illustration showing evolution of the global policy agenda for disaster risk reduction: A journey through time and space.
An illustration showing how systemic risks are assessed and analysed: Mapping the topology of risk through time.
by HKJCDPRI
29/08/2019
Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) supported "Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate" Public Housing Education Campaign
Completed in 2015, Hung Fuk Estate in Yuen Long is the first public housing estate in Hung Shui Kiu district. The estate design conserves the rural environment, maintaining the overall greening ratio to 30%. A green environment, however, brings mosquitoes and pests infestation though it provides relaxing and pleasant surroundings. In addition,, the government plans to set-up a large refuse collection depot with a Community Recycling Centre near Hung Fuk Estate, which has aroused residents’ concern on potential pest and rodent infestation, as well as the outbreak of infectious diseases.
HKJCDPRI collaborated with the Community Development Enhance Fund to launch a programme in Hung Fuk Estate, targeting to promote knowledge about typhoons and infectious diseases outbreak prevention through setting up education booths, floor cleaning, onsite education visits and organising workshops. The programme also aims at fostering effective communication among the Hung Fuk Estate management office of the Housing Department, management office and residents, while promoting networks and platforms for disaster preparedness education in order to enhance the community’s capacity in preventing and tackling pest and rodent problems. By preventing the outbreak of infectious diseases, we hope that we can build up a safe community. This is the first new public housing programme launched by HKJCDPRI. At its mid-phase, a community research was carried out simultaneously for an understanding of the risks of infectious diseases outbreak in new public housing estates and their response capacities. Detailed research findings will be released to 400 relevant units and organisations in October 2019.
Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) supported "Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate" Public Housing Education Campaign
Completed in 2015, Hung Fuk Estate in Yuen Long is the first public housing estate in Hung Shui Kiu district. The estate design conserves the rural environment, maintaining the overall greening ratio to 30%. A green environment, however, brings mosquitoes and pests infestation though it provides relaxing and pleasant surroundings. In addition,, the government plans to set-up a large refuse collection depot with a Community Recycling Centre near Hung Fuk Estate, which has aroused residents’ concern on potential pest and rodent infestation, as well as the outbreak of infectious diseases.
HKJCDPRI collaborated with the Community Development Enhance Fund to launch a programme in Hung Fuk Estate, targeting to promote knowledge about typhoons and infectious diseases outbreak prevention through setting up education booths, floor cleaning, onsite education visits and organising workshops. The programme also aims at fostering effective communication among the Hung Fuk Estate management office of the Housing Department, management office and residents, while promoting networks and platforms for disaster preparedness education in order to enhance the community’s capacity in preventing and tackling pest and rodent problems. By preventing the outbreak of infectious diseases, we hope that we can build up a safe community. This is the first new public housing programme launched by HKJCDPRI. At its mid-phase, a community research was carried out simultaneously for an understanding of the risks of infectious diseases outbreak in new public housing estates and their response capacities. Detailed research findings will be released to 400 relevant units and organisations in October 2019.
