This is an introductory course on the effects of emergencies on health and nutrition, aimed at humanitarian field workers and health and nutrition professionals.
The e-learning course will help you understand the risk factors relating to health and nutrition that arise in emergencies, which is essential if we are to reduce preventable illness and death. With this course, you’ll learn to identify which risks to health and nutrition increase in different types of emergencies.
This course is for all those who wish to understand the basic concepts and principles of how emergencies affect health and nutrition. There is also a companion course Effects of Emergencies on Health and Nutrition – An Advance Guide aimed at health professionals which explores the issues in greater detail, which you can take after finishing this one.
On completion of this course you will:
- Explain how different types of emergencies interact with health and nutrition risk factors.
- Define key terms and concepts
- Describe the importance of pre-emergency risk assessments
Original source: Kaya
Published on 21 May 2020
