CEA and Health
Before, during and after a health emergency, it is essential to provide people with trusted, clear and effective information. Engaging with communities can help to prevent fear, panic and rumours from undermining response efforts. Visit our COVID-19 page below or explore all CEA and health resources by using the search function.
Key resources
31 August 2022
Preventing and reducing stigma and discrimination toward Mental Health: Vol.2 Suicide Prevention
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IFRCAs part of the regional Suicide Prevention 2022 campaign, the Community Engagement (CEA) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) teams have joined forces to create a series of audiovisual…
22 August 2022
Covid-19 Toolkit
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IFRCAfter two and a half years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would seem that the emergency is over, however there is still much work to be done…
9 August 2022
Monkeypox RCCE messages (Americas)
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IFRCA guidance note on how to communicate the risks, symptoms, treatment and prevention of Monkeypox to communities.
7 July 2022
Community feedback report Asia Pacific region (feb-may 2022)
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IFRCA community feedback report documenting community questions on COVID-19 in Asia Pacific, including questions on vaccination centres for booster shots, blood donations related to COVID-19, and other rumours on vaccines…
27 June 2022
Summary of results and lessons: the 3FM pneumonia programme’s BCC process
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Netherlands Red CrossThis short presentation outlines key results and a summary of lessons from a large pneumonia prevention and control programme in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Sudan and Zambia (the 3FM programme),…
17 June 2022
Social science training package
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Collective Service RCCE, IFRCDeveloped jointly by IFRC and Collective Service (CS) this training package aims to aid the integration of social science in health emergency interventions and policymaking by providing a set of…
31 May 2022
Harnessing Interagency support for RCCE in COVID-19
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IFRC, RCCE Collective Service, Zimbabwe Red CrossThis case study explores how systems and platforms have been developed in Zimbabwe to ensure information on COVID-19 from the local level is able to inform broader, provincial, national, and…
31 May 2022
4Ws, feedback, innovation and coordination in COVID-19
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Collective Service RCCE, IFRC, Kenya Red CrossThis case study explores how, in Kenya, an interagency “4Ws” Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) dashboard has been set up to map RCCE COVID-19 activities, showing who is doing…
31 May 2022
National-level risk communication and community engagement coordination
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IFRCA case study on how Eswatini has adopted a ‘strategic pillar’ approach to coordinate the many actors involved in their COVID-19 response. This approach is based on engaging partners around…
30 May 2022
Adapting an Ebola feedback mechanism for COVID-19
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Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Social + behaviour change, UNICEFA case study on how, in DRC, an interagency community feedback mechanism originally established to better understand people’s perceptions of the Ebola virus has been adapted to gather insights on…
11 May 2022
COVID and pregnancy toolkit
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IFRCIFRC’s Americas Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA), Communication and Health areas have created a toolkit with the objective of providing resources and ideas for National Societies to deliver information (through…
4 April 2022
IFRC Epidemic Control Toolkit
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IFRCThe Epidemic Control Toolkit provides guidance on evidence-based methods to prevent and control the spread of epidemics at the community-level, and guidance on appropriate referral and basic care for the…
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