香港聖公會麥理浩夫人中心（鄰舍層面社區發展部）
光板田村社區防災能力建設計劃
根據政府現行政策，寮屋屬可獲暫准存在的「違例構築物」，因此投放在改善居住環境、安全及衞生情況的資源相對有限。惡劣環境容易引致傳染病爆發的風險；而防災設施不足，令居民在危急情況下未能適當自救。
教研中心與「香港聖公會麥理浩夫人中心」合作，邀請光板田村寮屋居民共同設計和執行防災活動。其中，村民在計劃的支持下，選舉及組織村內的防火及衞生大使團隊，由他們帶領及推動其他村民，制定及落實光板田村防災預警方案。此外，透過舉辦防蚊和防火工作坊、增設相關應急設備、以及配置「危險及資源地圖」和「防災大富翁」等教育資源，村民的防災意識、知識和能力得到大大提升，有效鼓勵他們持續參與，共同保障社區安全。
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2019
14/01/2019
恆康互助社 (Amity Mutual Support Society)
精神病康復者抗災能力建設計劃
有部分精神病康復者因接受藥物治療，在知識接收方面可能稍為遲緩，一般教學模式未必能滿足他們的學習需要。教研中心與「恆康互助社」合作，按他們在防災學習上的需要，配合合適教學方法，為他們提供急救訓練及常見緊急事故工作坊，並透過流動教育攤位製作等職業訓練，提升他們在災難防護和應變的知識和能力。過程中我們更鼓勵家人、朋友及公眾的參與，攜手建設安全社區，同時推廣傷健共融。
14/01/2019
龍耳 (Silence Limited)
火災防備及應對工作坊暨「特殊需要人士應急支援研討會」
視像警報裝置在香港並未普及，在火警發生時，聽障人士往往因聽不到火警鐘聲而未能及時逃生。加上香港的防火教育少有按不同人士的特殊需要作出調適，因此聽障人士受火災影響的機會相對較高。
教研中心與「龍耳」合作，為聽障人士度身訂造一系列火災防備活動和體驗，增強他們的應變能力。此外，我們舉辦了「特殊需要人士應急支援研討會」，並邀請其他業界代表及持份者，共同分享和交流殘疾人士（包括體格或心智上）在災難防備和應對過程中遇到的挑戰和機遇。
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2019
28/03/2019
[本文只供英語版本。]
In the event of emergencies, all stakeholders are encouraged to have effective plans which aim at mitigating the social and economic disruption of entire communities. Hence broader community engagement is a key to successful disaster risk management and emergency response. However, there has not been an up-to-date summary of the existing evidence on the enablers and barriers to community engagement in this context.
What did the research involve?
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In the event of emergencies, all stakeholders are encouraged to have effective plans which aim at mitigating the social and economic disruption of entire communities. Hence broader community engagement is a key to successful disaster risk management and emergency response. However, there has not been an up-to-date summary of the existing evidence on the enablers and barriers to community engagement in this context.
What did the research involve?
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control commissioned a study where Ramsbottom et al. reviewed 35 relevant documents published between 2000-2016.
Based on an established framework of barriers and facilitators of community engagement in the public health domain1, they qualitatively analysed these documents and classified different factors into three broad aspects, namely “Context”, “Infrastructure” and “Process”.
What Did the Researchers Find?
Across the 3-phase Emergency Preparedness Cycle (EPC): Anticipation, Response, Recovery, most of the literature focused on community engagement during the anticipation phase, and findings were:
Trust between the communities and institutions is a prerequisite of successful engagement across all phases of the EPC. When designing emergency preparedness programme, it is important to consider local convention and practices, such as methods of obtaining information of decision-making. It is also crucial to understand local culture and value systems. For example, there may be competing priorities, such as social- or healthcare issues, that prevent communities from engaging in emergency response preparedness.
It would be favourable to start by identifying local capacities (e.g. networks of mutual support) and needs to inform planning and prioritisation. Appropriate community empowerment, which would enhance their sense of ownership, would facilitate effective community engagement. In particular, a decentralised approach to allow communities to lead in some planning activities (e.g. identifying priorities) would incentivise sustained action and involvement. Hence, flexible funding allocation is especially favourable, because it could facilitate the development of locally relevant partnerships and programmes.
To build engagement change over different phases of the EPC, communication methods should be tailored to:
- the demographics and cultural characteristics of different community groups across different stages;
- recognise the diversity of the community and dedicate special effort to engage vulnerable sub-population (e.g. linguistically isolated population); and
- ensure the delivery of coherent and consistent information to establish reliability and trust.
What Does it Mean?
Institutions should understand clearly their existing relationships with the targeted communities and reach out to build trust as the foundation of successful engagement.
While it is crucial to identify community-specific resources, needs, and enablers and barriers of engagement at an early stage, engagement should be made throughout the EPC by culturally competent staff, with special dedication to vulnerable groups.
The Way Forward
A two-way communication between institutions and communities should be in place to understand the needs and capacities of communities and promote a sense of ownership, and building a partnership between institutions and communities.
Finally, more research is necessary to understand the enablers and barriers to community engagement during the response and recovery phase of the EPC.
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1 IHHD. (2015). Review 5: Evidence review of barriers to, and facilitators of, community engagement approaches and practices in the UK. London: Institute of Health and Human Development.
This article is summarised from: Ramsbottom A, O’Brien E, Ciotti L, Takacs J. Enablers and barriers to community engagement in public health emergency preparedness: A literature review. Journal of community health. 2018 Apr 1;43(2):412-20.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830497/pdf/10900_2017_Article_415.pdf
28/03/2019
香港特別行政區 (HKSAR) 政府設有全面的緊急服務系統、各種應急計劃及指引，以保障香港市民的安全和福祉。
*這些文件不屬教研中心所有，公眾可在尊重知識產權大前提下使用資料，並必須適當引述出處。
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香港特別行政區 (HKSAR) 政府設有全面的緊急服務系統、各種應急計劃及指引，以保障香港市民的安全和福祉。
*這些文件不屬教研中心所有，公眾可在尊重知識產權大前提下使用資料，並必須適當引述出處。
出版物 | 出版年份 | 作者 | 描述 |
| 2018 | 香港特別行政區政府 | 香港緊急服務概覽與一些小知識。 |
| 最後更新 2018 | 香港特別行政區政府 保安局 | 香港的緊急應變系統及具體的應變計劃，描述不同政府部門在各種災害中的角色和責任。 |
| 定期更新 | 香港特別行政區政府 衞生署 衞生防護中心 | 向醫護人員列出關於處理不同傳染病，非傳染性疾病和實驗室檢測的治療和方案提供建議。 |
21/03/2019
[本文只供英語版本]
[本文只供英語版本]
The Black Death, Spanish Flu, SARS, Ebola ... In the history of mankind, deadly infections and appalling disasters are inseparable. Science has given us the ability to hunt down the pathogens. However, pathogens – new and old – keep emerging and evolving in every corner of the planet. In today’s highly interconnected world, a single sneeze may set off a global pandemic.
Are you prepared for the next pandemic? How can we prepare for disasters caused by infectious diseases? This e-learning module is about biological disasters, the third in our series of e-learning modules on CBRN emergencies.
The Black Death, Spanish Flu, SARS, Ebola ... In the history of mankind, deadly infections and appalling disasters are inseparable. Science has given us the ability to hunt down the pathogens. However, pathogens – new and old – keep emerging and evolving in every corner of the planet. In today’s highly interconnected world, a single sneeze may set off a global pandemic.
Are you prepared for the next pandemic? How can we prepare for disasters caused by infectious diseases? This e-learning module is about biological disasters, the third in our series of e-learning modules on CBRN emergencies.
To learn more and enroll to the course
21/03/2019
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The free short course “Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response” (31 May 2019; 1 June; and optional 5 Jun 2019) is organised by the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC), and Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI).
The free short course “Research Methodology for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response” (31 May 2019; 1 June; and optional 5 Jun 2019) is organised by the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC), and Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI).
Participants will receive technical training in research study to address public health needs of populations affected by catastrophic events and in resource-poor settings. On completing the course, the participants will understand the principles of planning, implementing and disseminating research in the context of disaster and humanitarian settings. It aims to show how public health and research principles can be applied.
The course is designed for Master for Public Health (MPH) students and occasional students. For occasional students, assessment scheme is not required. An attendance of 70% is required for issuance of a Certificate of Attendance.
After completing this course, students should be able to: |
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How to enroll? | Click here for application Deadline for application: 10 May 2019 |
For further enquiries, please contact Prof May Yeung (Email: [email protected]; Tel: 2252 8462). For more details, please see the course outline on the right or go onto the course website here.
