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…

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…

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…

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

18 October 2021

CEA during the COVID-19 pandemic Indonesia

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

A case study on the COVID-19 Community Cash Grant operation in Indonesia, as well as the earthquake relief operation in West Sulawesi. This study presents an interesting example to understand…

  • CEA and Cash
  • Community-led solutions
  • COVID-19
  • Earthquakes

30 September 2021

Review of the evidence landscape on the RCCE interventions among the Rohingya refugees

Type:

Report

Organization:

Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform

This report is the first output in a body of work undertaken to identify operationally feasible suggestions to improve risk communication and community engagement efforts (RCCE) with displaced Rohingya people…

  • Conflict
  • Displacement
  • CEA and Health
  • CEA and Migration

22 September 2021

Survey on the beliefs of the vulnerable population regarding the Covid-19 vaccine

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Hellenic Red Cross

This report details a survey carried out by the Hellenic Red Cross to measure the beliefs of a vulnerable population regarding COVID-19 vaccination and explore any potential areas for improvement…

  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • Greek
  • Migrants

1 July 2021

Death and funerary practices in the context of epidemics: Upholding the rights of religious minorities

Type:

Working paper

Organization:

CREID

This working paper explores the challenges that emerge when public health measures to mitigate the risk of infection during an epidemic infringe on the rights of religious communities to say…

  • Religion
  • Burials

13 May 2021

Updated Epidemic Control training package for volunteers

Type:

Training Material

Organization:

IFRC

An updated Epidemic Control for Volunteers/RCCE training package for volunteers, setting up of the qualitative community feedback mechanism used in the Ebola response in DRC, and working through the RCCE…

  • Community feedback
  • Epidemic control
  • French
  • RCCE

28 April 2021

Ebola: ECV/RCCE training of trainers package

Type:

Training Material

Organization:

IFRC

A collection of resources, including the ECV/RCCE ToT training recordings, PPTs, and training materials as well as guidance notes, social science research and studies, audio visual aid related to Ebola…

  • Ebola
  • French
  • Training