Section: Module 1: Lesson 1: Health Workers, Conflict, and Peace | War and Health | NextGenU.org
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Learning Objectives
- Learn about the different sources of violence and appropriate public health worker responses.
- Learn about the role of and constraints on health workers in preventing and/or mitigating destructiveness.
- Consider the place of public health in humanitarian aid and peace building.
- Become familiar with The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Learn a process and list competencies for the skills necessary for teaching emergency preparedness to students in the health care professions.
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- Read this course for a general overview of the role of health workers in peace-building as well as to learn the basic terminology and strategies for peace related work.
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- Read Chapter 8 titled "Collective Violence" (page 213-237). It defines collective violence and the importance of studying it. This chapter also outlines the factors that affect collective violence, and the role played by health professionals in its prevention.
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- Read this article. Understand the role health workers play in preventing and mitigating conflict, as well as the limitations for health profesionals on this subject.
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Quiz: Module 1: Lesson 1
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- Read Chapters 2-7 and 9 to learn more about several different forms of violence -- self-inflicted violence, violence toward family members (including children and the elderly), and sexual violence. Collective violence (chapter 8) was already read in this Module. Reflect on ways in which a better understanding can help prevent violence.
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- Read Chapter 1 titled "Violence - a global public health problem" (pages 1-19) to get a clearer overview of violence, what it means, its impact on global health and how to prevent it with a public health approach.
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- Read this article to understand the role public health plays in humanitarian aid and peace-building. Consider the multiple roles and the complexity of public health in terms of peace-building and the defense of human rights.
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- Read this document to get an overview of The Declaration of Human Rights, in order to understand its relationship with public health.
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- Read this paper to understand the importance of developing competencies for teaching emergency preparedness to students in health care professions. Review the list of competencies and possible useful strategies and concepts.
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- Read the article. It describes the connections between armed conflict, public health, and the changing climate.