WCDRR Ignite Stage Presentation: Community-resilience in Ethnic Minorities in Mainland China Prof. Emily Chan Professor, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre Director, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response Centre Director, Centre for Global Health Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, Japan, March 2015

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Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March Established on 19th April 2011 As a 10-year collaborative project between the University of Oxford and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Vision and Mission Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March OUR VISION is to minimize the negative health impact of disasters as experienced by vulnerable populations in the Asia Pacific region. OUR MISSION is to serve as a platform for research, education and community knowledge transfer in the areas of disaster and medical humanitarian crisis policy development, planning and response.

Key Theme: Disaster Resilience Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March Top-down Policy making Health service provision Road and communication facilities Resilient Communities Bottom-up Individual disaster preparedness Knowledge and skills on disaster prevention Household plan NGO participation

Research Evidences Needed Urgently How individual / household conceptualize emergency health risk? What are the evidence for building the appropriate training / tool kits? What are the metrics to measure effectiveness of health education intervention? How to make warning effective? How to translate all these findings into policies and programs? Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March 2015.

Disaster Resilience Capacity Building A) Research Knowledge, attitude and practices of disaster preparedness and response in settings “Clinical effectiveness”of field interventions B) Education Awareness on emergency health risk Health education based intervention C) Tools Disaster Preparedness Kit Homemade Oral Rehydration Salts Evaluation tool Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March 2015.

ETHNIC MINORITY HEALTH PROJECT Since 2009 Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March 2015.

An Overview Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March When:Phase Phase onwards Where (Site Selection Criteria): remote, rural and disaster prone areas Who: Ethnic minority communities living under extreme poverty Why: Research, disaster resilience enhancement, health promotion, knowledge transfer and training of professionals 0 Month 3 Month 6-9 Month 1 Year

Focal Point Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March 2015.

Methods of Health Interventions Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March 2015.

Some of Our Findings Among those residing in disaster prone area, Knowledge <40% never heard/aware of disaster preparedness kit >90% never heard of Oral Rehydration Solution Disaster Preparedness Activities 6.2 times more likely if had direct experiences with disaster Prof. Emily YY Chan. 3 rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. 15 th March 2015.

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