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    Special Health Concerns: C. Disaster Risk Reduction Management

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    1. The document discusses disaster risk reduction and management for communities, including identifying at-risk households, coordinating evacuation sites, and educating communities on emergency preparedness and response. 2. It provides guidance for barangay health workers on gathering household data, coordinating with local officials, regularly reminding households of typhoon procedures, and educating communities on emergency kits, evacuation, and drills. 3. Barangay health workers are instructed to assist at evacuation centers, conduct post-disaster surveillance, and report health trends through applicable surveillance systems.

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    Special Health Concerns: C. Disaster Risk Reduction Management

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    1. The document discusses disaster risk reduction and management for communities, including identifying at-risk households, coordinating evacuation sites, and educating communities on emergency preparedness and response. 2. It provides guidance for barangay health workers on gathering household data, coordinating with local officials, regularly reminding households of typhoon procedures, and educating communities on emergency kits, evacuation, and drills. 3. Barangay health workers are instructed to assist at evacuation centers, conduct post-disaster surveillance, and report health trends through applicable surveillance systems.

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    1. The document discusses disaster risk reduction and management for communities, including identifying at-risk households, coordinating evacuation sites, and educating communities on emergency preparedness and response. 2. It provides guidance for barangay health workers on gathering household data, coordinating with local officials, regularly reminding households of typhoon procedures, and educating communities on emergency kits, evacuation, and drills. 3. Barangay health workers are instructed to assist at evacuation centers, conduct post-disaster surveillance, and report health trends through applicable surveillance systems.

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    Special Health Concerns: C. Disaster Risk Reduction Management

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    Wilma Beralde
    1. The document discusses disaster risk reduction and management for communities, including identifying at-risk households, coordinating evacuation sites, and educating communities on emergency preparedness and response. 2. It provides guidance for barangay health workers on gathering household data, coordinating with local officials, regularly reminding households of typhoon procedures, and educating communities on emergency kits, evacuation, and drills. 3. Barangay health workers are instructed to assist at evacuation centers, conduct post-disaster surveillance, and report health trends through applicable surveillance systems.

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    SPECIAL HEALTH

    CONCERNS
    C. DISASTER RISK
    REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
    DISASTER
    situations brought about by flood,
    earthquake,typhoons, fire or armed
    conflict that may cause destruction of
    properties and loss of lives.
    In most cases, national and local
    authorities will require mass
    evacuation and relief operations
    Disaster preparednes
    Minimizes and effectively reduces
    destruction of properties and loss of
    lives as well as prevent or control
    spread of contagious diseases
    commonly seen in overcrowded and
    congested place.
    BHWs SHOULD DO
    1. Using the latest family profiling and risk assessment forms
    for disaster preparedness and management, gather the
    following data within your designated catchment area:
    a. name of members of the HH catchment area
    b. proximity to identified disaster prone areas within the
    community such as:
    ▪ low lying areas below sea level
    ▪ households near denuded mountains or garbage
    dumpsite
    ▪ household inside or near eartquake fault line
    ▪areas frequently visited by typhoon
    contact.
    BHWs SHOULD DO
    2. Regularly coordinate with local officials to facilitate
    identificationidentification of potential evacuation sites of
    members of household catchment area for ease of referral;
    and managemnent once a disaster occur. . Include emergency
    hotline numbers and point person to contact.

    3. Regularly remind household members within your catchment


    areas what to do, for incoming typhoons which will
    potentially affect the community.
     Multimedia services (e.g. radio, television, internet) can be
    utilized for announcements or news update
     Prepare set of clothings, canned goods, rice, flashlighty, fully
    cahrged batteries for cellphones or emergency lights or
    radio and bottled drinking water
    BHWs SHOULD DO
     Prepare set of first aid kit and medicines for fever, colds
    wounds and diarrhea
     Never panic. Anxiety and panic only adds problem to the
    current situatipon. It does not provide any benefit
     Go to the nearest BHW or other local officials designated to
    the household for information on evacuation procedures ,if
    necessary
    4. Educate and regularly update the community on the ff:\
    ▪ what to do during emergencies based on type of hazaed
    ▪ how, when and where to evacuate
    ▪ what should be include in the family/ household emergency
    kit
    5. Advocate active community participation on drills anmd
    exercises earthquake drills, or fire drills.
    BHWs SHOULD DO
    6. Advocate active community participation among HH heads on
    attending training on Basic Life Support

    7. Assist health bworkers at the evacuation center in the provision


    of public healthcare and proper referral of patients

    8. Act as surveillance in Post Extyreme Emergencies and Disasters


    reporter by reporting diseases, injuries and other health trends
    through the surveillance in Post Extreme Emergencies and
    Diksasters system, if applicable

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