Welcome to Communicating with Children in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Guidance for Effective One-to-One Communication. 
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Is this course for me?

This course is primarily designed for child protection and health practitioners working in humanitarian settings impacted by infectious disease outbreaks. The course may also be of interest to members of the social service workforce, as well as by humanitarian personnel across sectors who may interact with children as part of outbreak preparedness, response, and recovery activities.    

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How will I benefit from this course?

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
  • Identify common forms of harm to children, and their root causes, that are typical during outbreaks in humanitarian settings 
  • Explain six key actions to prevent harm to children during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings

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How long will it take?

This course will take approximately 25 minutes to complete. 


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How much does it cost?

This course is free!
 
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Will I get a certificate at the end?

Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have completed the course.
 
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How do I start?

Scroll to the top of the page and click on the       I agree - join course       button. This will take you through to the course content.

If you have any questions about or issues with course content, please contact ready@savechildren.org

 

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Disclaimer

This course was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of READY and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Led by Save the Children, the READY initiative is implemented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. READY is augmenting global capacity for non-governmental organizations to respond to large-scale infectious disease outbreaks. For more information, visit our website at http://www.ready-initiative.org.


Data protection and consent

This course was created and is administered by Save the Children, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, and the READY initiative. By joining this course you are consenting to these organizations being given access to your Kaya profile information, including your name and email address, so that they can provide the course. This may require them to contact you. Your data will be anonymized before it is used for any analysis or reporting purposes. If you have any questions about this, please email ready@savechildren.org