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Hygiene Promotion in Emergency
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Behaviour change in emergency
Behaviour change is usually associated with the idea that this
always takes a long time
Can behaviour change happen quickly?
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International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Why do we need Hygiene Promotion?
1. Encourage safe hygiene practice
Safe water chainFood hygieneEnvironmental hygienePersonal hygiene
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International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Why do we need Hygiene Promotion?
2.Optimal Use of Facilities
MisuseNo use
Improve designCleaning and maintenance
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International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Why do we need Hygiene Promotion?
3. Enable Participation and Accountability
•Ownership•Beneficiary satisfaction
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International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Why do we need Hygiene Promotion?
Photo: IFRC Photo: IFRC
4.Monitor acceptability and impact on health
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Selection and distribution of Hygiene kits
•Coordination with relief
teams
•Culturally accepted
•Beneficiaries satisfied
with quality
•Distribution integrated
with hygiene promotion
activities
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How do we do Hygiene Promotion in emergency?
•Campaigns
•House to house visits
•PHAST
•Social marketing
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Hygiene Promotion in Emergency is not just about message dissemination, BUT ALSO:
ACTION (behaviour change)&
DIALOGUE
Hygiene Promotion in Emergency
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Games
Mapping
Drama
Pocket chart voting
Three-pile sorting
Discussion groups
Home visiting
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Hygiene Promotion Box
IEC Materials Reference materials
2 Set of 50 cards 1 IEC materials database CD (IFRC).
5 Set of posters 1 Where there is not artist. Development drawings and how to use them.
Practical Action Publishing. 2007.
2 Pocket chart 1 DVD 'Prescription for health'. National Film Board of Canada.
100 Tokens 1 PHAST manual. WHO.
2 Puppet kit 1 Hygiene promotion. A practical manual for relief and development.
Practical Action Publishing.
2 Training kit 1 The Copy BookCopyright free illustrations for development
5 Banners kit 1 Introduction to Hygiene Promotion: Tools and Approaches. CD (WASH Cluster)
2 Megaphones
25 T shirts
10 Plastic sheeting
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International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Posters
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Puppet kit