VUSSC/Samoa Boot Camp/Team leaders meeting/Curriculum Ideas

Introduction to Disaster Management

This course outline addresses disaster management in VUSSC countries.

1. Overview of Disaster Management
   • Definition
   • Terminologies
   • Types of disasters
     • Natural disasters
     • Non-natural disasters
2. Disaster management cycle Part I
   • Mitigation
     • Infrastructure e.g. Buildings, Transport
     • Disaster and Development/Policy
3. Disaster management cycle Part II
   • Preparedness
4. Disaster management cycle Part III
   • Response
     • Modern vs Traditional Approaches
     • Food, Water, Health, Sanitation, Shelter
   • Recovery
5. Education and Public Awareness I
   • Community-based approach
6. Education and Public Awareness II
   • Personnel Training and Volunteer Assistance
   • School-based programs
   • Dealing with hazardous materials
7. Education and Public Awareness III
   • Culture and Disaster
8. The Role of Technology in Disaster Management I
   • Emergency Management Systems
   • GIS
   • GPS
9. The Role of Technology in Disaster Management II
   • Remote Sensing
   • Emerging Technologies
10. Media and Disaster Management
    • The role of the media in Disaster Management
11. Disasters and Health Issues I
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Risk Factors for Communicable Diseases after a Natural Disaster
12. Disasters and Health Issues II
    • Vector-related diseases
    • Rehabilitation Measures
    • Environmental Health
13. Social Effects of Disasters I
    • Social impacts
    • Welfare
    • Security
    • Economic impacts
    • Effects on animals
14. Social Effects of Disasters II
    • Trauma
    • Counselling
15. Vulnerable Groups in Disaster
    • Physically challenged
    • Elderly
    • Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
    • Vulnerability of women and children in disasters
    • Mainstreaming child protection and gender in emergency planning