CCOUC Ethnic Minority Health Project: A Case Study for Health EDRM Initiatives to Improve Disaster Preparedness in a Rural Chinese Population

Disasters disproportionately impact poor and marginalised populations due to greater vulnerability induced by various risk determinants, such as compromised living conditions, language barriers, and limited resources for disaster risk management. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-05, Vol.18 (10), p.5322
Main Authors: Hung, Kevin K. C., MacDermot, Makiko K., Chan, Emily Y. Y., Liu, Sida, Huang, Zhe, Wong, Chi S., Walline, Joseph H., Graham, Colin A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Charitable foundations
Community
Disaster management
Disasters
Earthquakes
Education
Emergency preparedness
Emergency response
Ethnic factors
Health education
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Hygiene
Intervention
Language policy
Living conditions
Minority & ethnic groups
Risk management
Rural areas
Rural communities
Workforce
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Summary:Disasters disproportionately impact poor and marginalised populations due to greater vulnerability induced by various risk determinants, such as compromised living conditions, language barriers, and limited resources for disaster risk management. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health EDRM) emphasises a people- and community-centred approach for building stronger capacities in communities and countries since community members are often the first responders to health emergencies and should be central to effective risk management. A key action for promoting community disaster preparedness is the provision of Health EDRM education interventions. The Ethnic Minority Health Project (EHMP) has provided community-based Health EDRM education interventions in 16 ethnic minority-based villages in remote areas of China since 2009. It aims to enhance community disaster preparedness and resilience by improving health-risk literacy and self-help capacity at the individual and household levels. This case study outlines the first EHMP project in an ethnic minority-based community (Ma’an Qiao Village) in Sichuan Province, China. It highlights the key elements for planning and managing such a project and is a good demonstration of an effective Health EDRM workforce development project in rural communities. This report concludes with five recommendations for setting up a sustainable and effective Health EDRM education intervention in similar contexts.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18105322