| Title: |
Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (online) |
| Keywords: |
Risk
Public Health
Management
Emergency
Disaster
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| Country: |
Vietnam
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| Institution: |
Vietnam - Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH)
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| Course coordinator: |
Ms. Do Thi Hanh Trang, PhD
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| Date start: |
2025-06-30 |
| Date end: |
2025-07-11 |
| About duration and dates: |
2 weeks, Monday to Friday |
| Classification: |
advanced optional
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| Mode of delivery: |
Distance-based
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Course location:
Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH)
1A Duc Thang Road, North Tu Liem district
Hanoi, Vietnam
TropEd Representative:
Prof. Bui Thi Thu Ha, MD., PhD., Rector
Email: bth@huph.edu.vn |
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| ECTS credit points: |
3 ECTS credits
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SIT:
Student Investment Time = 90 hours consisting of:
Contact time: 28 hours
Self-study time: 44 hours
Assisted tutorial: 1 hour
Vitual field visit: 3 hours
Assessment/assignment time: 14 hours
Note: Students are required to retrieved and read emergency preparedness/reponse plan at different levels (including national, region, local, and institutional levels) and share with other participants during the course |
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| Language: |
English
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Description:
At the end of the module students will be able to:
● Discuss key concepts of emergency risk management and health emergency management
● Analyze common public health consequences of disasters and principles to manage these consequences
● Formulate a plan for health needs assessment in emergencies
● Analyze the principles of management of incidents and mass casualty situations
● Discuss principles of emergency response planning and critically evaluate a specific emergency response plan. |
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Assessment Procedures:
Assessment will be based on class participation, field trip reflection, group work and major assignment.
• Class participation: 10% (attend at least 80% of contact hours)
• Individual field trip reflection report: 20%
• Students are required to report on what they have learned from the field trip about the disaster management system in Vietnam and components of an Emergency Operation Center, and their thoughts about what they have observed. This report should be between 500-word and 1000-word length and should be submitted to the course coordinator no later than three days after the field trip.
• Group presentation: 30% (writing/presenting a rapid health need assessment plan based on a given scenario).
• Students will work in groups of 3-5 people to prepare for the presentation at home. Each group will present their work in class within maximum 30 minutes and have 10 minutes to respond to comments of the other students and the course coordinator.
• Individual major assignment (1,500 words): 40%
Students are required to evaluate a real disaster response plan (provided by the course coordinator or they can select a disaster response plan of a community that they are familiar with), analyzing its strengths and weaknesses and provide suggestions for improvement if needed. The students are to submit the major assignment within one week since the last lecture.
Failing students will be given a chance to resubmit their paper that has addressed the comments given. This should be done within 2 weeks and will be reassessed by the course coordinator.
Note: all assessment questions/requirements will be introduced to students at the beginning of the course. |
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Content:
The main topics covered in this module are:
1. Fundamental terms and concepts in risk management and the risk management process
2. Common public health consequences of disasters (death, injury, communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health and psychosocial problems, food security and nutrition, water and sanitation issues) and technical considerations in managing these consequences.
3. Health needs assessment in emergencies
4. Structures and procedures in management of incidents and mass casualty situations (incident management system - IMS, Incident Command Post – ICP, Emergency Operation Center – EOC, Emergency Coordination Center – ECC)
5. Emergency response planning: emergency response planning process and key participants involved in an emergency response planning process.
6. Virtual field v isit t o Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at the Ministry of Health. Here, students will have a chance to observe the organization of an EOC, understand how it works and will be introduced to Vietnam’s health emergency management system and the country’s experiences in health emergency management. |
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Methods:
A variety of methods are used including lectures, group discussion, tutorials/field visit, individual work, student presentation and major assignment:
● Twenty-eight hours of lectures (synchronous contact via video conference/ online teaching platform) to introduce students to principles of health emergency and disaster risk management
● A 2-hour seminar (synchronous contact via video conference/online teaching platform) for group assignment presentation
● A 1-hour session for assisted tutorial (synchronous contact via video conference/online teaching platform)
● A 3-hour virtual field visit to Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at the Vietnam Ministry of Health. Here, students will have a chance to observe different components of an EOC, understand how it works and will be introduced to Vietnam’s health emergency management system and the country’s experiences in health emergency management
● Four hours for completing individual fieldtrip reflection report
● Eight hours for individual major assignment accomplishment
● Forty-four hours for other self-study activities (reading relevant materials to support lectures, group discussion for group exercises, completing small homework) |
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Prerequisites:
Proficiency in English:
TOEFL 550 or IELTS 6, Student admitted to a Master Degree Program within TropEd Network may join this course. |
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Attendance:
The number of students is limited to 20, max no. of TropEd students is 10. |
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Selection:
First come/ first serve |
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Scholarships:
None available |
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Major changes since initial accreditation:
Major changes include the following
- Consistent use of the term “emergency” throughout the course
- Prior reading is required
Detailed description of assessment tasks and assessment criteria are developed and attached to this course description |
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Student evaluation:
During the past accreditation period, due to the low number of students applying for the course that did not meet the required minimum number of students for the course to be conducted, we have not conducted any course. The Covid-19 pandemic has also contributed constraints in organizing the course. Therefore, student evaluations are not available at the moment.
We hope that with the online course provided in the coming years, which minimize students’ travel constraints, there will be more students applying for the course. However, an online course could be a weakness for those who want to be exposed to Vietnamese culture. |
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Lessons learned:
Online option may be more feasible and accessible to students |
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tropEd accreditation:
This course was accredited in Rabat GA Meeting (EC TelCo), March 2020. Reaccredited in EC TelCo, June 2025. This accreditation is valid until June 2030. |
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Remarks:
Every year emergencies and disasters affect hundreds of million people, taking a profound tall on people’s health and setting back development of affected countries and communities, sometimes for decades. Reducing impacts of emergencies and disasters on human life and health has been recognized as one of the World Health Organization’s most pressing priorities. This course provides students with fundamental knowledge on health emergency and disaster risk management. In this course, students will be introduced to the concept of health emergency preparedness and response and the structures involved in framing these activities. |
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| Email Address: |
dtht@huph.edu.vn |
| Date Of Record Creation: |
2020-03-20 05:50:53 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Of Record Release: |
2020-03-20 12:00:20 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Record Checked: |
2020 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Last Modified: |
2025-06-27 14:50:48 (W3C-DTF) |
