This presentation focuses on the cultural and clinical care appropriate for Haitians. It discusses: religious orientations, communication (written, oral, nonverbal), activities of daily living, food practices, symptom management, birth rituals, developmental and sexual issues, family relationships, illness beliefs, health issues, and death rituals.

This resource provides an emergency checklist for staff. It describes the six steps which include: 1. Accountability commitments are made to disaster survivors 2. Transparency and information sharing 3. Participation and informed consent 4. Staff competence 5. Feedback/complaint handling system 6. Continual learning

These evaluation forms are to be filled out by members of the Regional Response Team. For the majority of evaluation forms, five copies have been included so that they may be torn out and used for data collection in the field.  

This practical manual describes how the Response Team is mobilized, and objectives and responsibilities of the Team during different phases of an emergency. It also gives guidelines on mobilizing resources. The manual includes forms and checklists that can be used for health services, emergency shelters, water and sanitation, epidemiologic surveillance, damage and needs assessment, and mental health, among other areas. This material is useful for gathering and analyzing the information needed for making decisions about effective response.

The Haiti emergency is a high risk environment for SEA. During an emergency, local populations become more dependent on others for their survival and thus more vulnerable to sexual exploitation and abuse. This checklist provides first steps for humanitarian agencies to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse.      

This resource describes the seven principles of accountability according to HAP International: 1. Commitment to humanitarian standards and rights 2. Setting standards and building capacity 3. Communication 4. Participation in programmes 5. Monitoring and reporting on compliance 6. Addressing complaints 7. Implementing partners

This report describes the major humanitarian trends and challenges that have occurred during 2008-2009 and analyses two thematic issues of concern: respecting and implementing guiding principles of humanitarian assistance at the operational level and addressing the impact of current global challenges and trends on the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance. The report provides an overview of current key processes to improve humanitarian coordination and ends with recommendations for further strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.

This training tool is an awareness-level health and safety resource for "skilled support personnel" (SSP) who will participate in an earthquake response and cleanup. This tool will help workers understand at an awareness level: what an earthquake is, characteristics of an earthquake response, and how to identify and control hazards pertaining to the response and cleanup activities associated with an earthquake.

Includes basic checklist for what to do immediately following an earthquake: Injuries Checking Utilities Other Precautions Evacuating Your Home

Advise for relief workers and other personnel traveling to Haiti to assist with the humanitarian response re: recommended vaccines, protection against insects and animals, insect-borne diseases and other infectious diseases, key items to bring, safe food and water, injury, exposure to human remains, and pyschological and emotional difficulties.

Myths and Realities in Disaster Situations is a web page listing common myths and realities about such topics as what people eat, how disease is spread, what dangers do dead bodies pose, etc. It has links to back up articles. Quite basic information, but useful for health workers and others who are new to a disaster environment.

Serving the learning needs of disaster/emergency management professionals in the developing world since 1982, the University of Wisconsin-Disaster Management Center (UW-DMC) has worked closely with experts recognized for their field experience to develop disaster management training activities with a practical emphasis. The center's goal is to help improve the emergency management performance of non-governmental organizations, local and national governments, and international organizations, through a comprehensive professional development program in disaster management.