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

4 April 2022

IFRC Epidemic Control Toolkit

The Epidemic Control Toolkit provides guidance on evidence-based methods to prevent and control the spread of epidemics at…

13 May 2021

Updated Epidemic Control training package for volunteers

An updated Epidemic Control for Volunteers/RCCE training package for volunteers, setting up of the qualitative community feedback mechanism…

2 April 2020

Working with communities: a toolbox

This toolbox is designed to provide quick and easy access for managers to a range of tools at…

1 March 2022

RCCE during the COVID-19 response

Type:

Video

Organization:

Lebanese Red Cross

In this video, Lebanese Red Cross volunteers share accurate and reliable information with the community to encourage and enable them to adopt healthy behaviours and prevent the spread of infectious…

  • Arabic
  • COVID-19
  • Lebanon
  • RCCE

23 February 2022

Emerging epidemics and risk perception poster

Type:

Poster

Organization:

IFRC, Save the Children, US AID

A poster on Zika Virus and risk perception in Latin America and the Caribbean. This poster was submitted and presented at the Social Behavior Change Communications Summit, 2018 in Bali.

  • Epidemics
  • Health communications
  • Risk Perception
  • Zika

12 January 2022

Toolkit depression prevention

Type:

Tool

Organization:

IFRC

In this toolkit, you will find a series of audiovisual resources (videos, graphics, and stickers) that can be used to raise awareness around depression in different contexts or forums and…

  • Depression
  • MHPSS
  • Psychosocial support
  • Spanish

4 January 2022

Vaccination status of migrants in Turkey

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent

The third round of the survey on the vaccination status of refugees in Turkey was carried out by the TRCS Health and Psychosocial Support Program and IFRC team members. It…

  • COVID-19
  • Refugees
  • Survey
  • Turkish

15 December 2021

Perceptions survey on Covid-19 vaccination, Greece

Type:

Survey

Organization:

Hellenic Red Cross

Results of the perceptions survey that was conducted by the Hellenic Red Cross on COVID-19 vaccination. The survey aimed to determine whether information resources for vulnerable populations on access to…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • Greek

15 December 2021

Cambodia community perception survey on COVID-19

Type:

Survey

Organization:

IFRC

A community perception survey on perceptions of COVID-19 in Cambodia, including questions relating to the vaccine, MHPSS, and risk perceptions.

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Cambodia
  • Community feedback
  • MHPSS

13 December 2021

Study on perceptions of risk communication and community engagement for Covid-19 (final report)

Type:

Report

Organization:

Anthrologica, British Red Cross, ICRC, IFRC, Lebanese Red Cross

A report capturing findings from a study on community perceptions about the relevance and accessibility of COVID-19 health communication across Lebanon. The study focused on the risk communication and community…

  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • RCCE
  • Survey

8 December 2021

Satisfaction survey on Covid-19 activities

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Turkish Red Crescent

A satisfaction survey aiming to assess the level of people’s satisfaction regarding the services provided at 16 Community Centers of Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) within the scope of its…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • Survey

1 December 2021

Community feedback webinar: COVID-19 is not real or does not exist

Type:

Webinar

Organization:

IFRC

A webinar on gathering Covid-19 community feedback which aims to encourage peer to peer learning and recommendations among African National Societies. Webinar slides and the webinar’s corresponding feedback report can…

  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • French
  • Perceptions

29 November 2021

Perceptions survey on COVID-19 vaccination in Ukraine

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Ukrainian Red Cross Society

A summary of a survey on community perceptions on COVID-19 vaccination in Ukraine conducted by the Ukrainian Red Cross (URCS) with support from IFRC in September and October 2021. The…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • Epidemics

3 November 2021

Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19

Type:

Guide

Organization:

WHO

A guidance document on how to establish contact tracing capacity for the control of COVID-19, and how to prioritise contact tracing activities in different settings.

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Contact tracing
  • Epidemic control

18 October 2021

CEA during the COVID-19 pandemic Bangladesh

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

This case study uses the Population Movement Operation (PMO)1 in Cox’s Bazar as an example to understand how an already complex humanitarian crisis was further complicated by the pandemic and…

  • Community-led solutions
  • COVID-19
  • Localisation
  • Vaccines