The document provides an overview of a presentation on using Care Groups in emergency settings. The key points are:
1) Care Groups are traditionally a development methodology but have recently been used in emergency contexts, with this presentation aiming to inform on new guidance for adapting Care Groups for emergencies.
2) Findings from a review of Care Group implementations in emergencies showed adaptations made to standard Care Group models and benefits identified, along with challenges faced.
3) Recommendations from the review include that Care Groups are generally not recommended for acute emergencies but are suitable for transitional and protracted emergencies, and not recommended for mobile populations.
4) A case study from Liberia
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The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
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Bringing Public Health and Primary Care Together: The Practical Playbook National Meeting was at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD, May 22 - 24, 2016. The meeting was a milestone event towards advancing robust collaborations that improve population health. Key stakeholders from across sectors – representing professional associations, community organizations, government agencies and academic institutions – and across the country came together at the National Meeting to help catalyze a national movement, accelerate collaborations by fostering skill development, and connect with like-minded individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas to drive population health improvement.
The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
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This learning paper describes a pilot project in north-west Cambodia that used positive deviance as a method of behaviour change communication for malaria control. Positive deviance is a behaviour and social change approach that helps identify existing model behaviours within a community that can be shared and amplified by the rest of the community. The project discussed in this learning paper focused on mobile and migrant workers and resident communities in three villages in Simpov Loun, north-west Cambodia.
The positive deviance project involved selecting role models from within the community who practised uncommon but positive behaviour with regards to malaria prevention and control. These role models then worked within the community to show other individuals and families how they could act in similar ways, in order to improve malaria prevention and enhance malaria treatment.
The paper looks closely at what this project involved, discusses what worked well, what lessons were learned and the challenges met during the period it was running. A range of recommendations, covering many different aspects of positive deviance and malaria, has come out of this project and are provided for future malaria control work using positive deviance.
Building Capacity to Improve Population Health using a Social Determinants of...Practical Playbook
The Practical Playbook
National Meeting 2016
www.practicalplaybook.org
Bringing Public Health and Primary Care Together: The Practical Playbook National Meeting was at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD, May 22 - 24, 2016. The meeting was a milestone event towards advancing robust collaborations that improve population health. Key stakeholders from across sectors – representing professional associations, community organizations, government agencies and academic institutions – and across the country came together at the National Meeting to help catalyze a national movement, accelerate collaborations by fostering skill development, and connect with like-minded individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas to drive population health improvement.
The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
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www.practicalplaybook.org
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The National Meeting was also a significant source of tools and resources to advance collaboration. These tools and resources are available below and include:
Session presentations and materials
Poster session content
Photos from the National Meeting
The conversation started at the National Meeting is continuing in a LinkedIn Group "Working Together for Population Health" and Twitter. Use #PPBMeeting to provide feedback on the National Meeting.
The Practical Playbook was developed by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Community and Family Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).
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Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
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Autonomous Action
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Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
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Memorial
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OVD-Info
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RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
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Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
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2. feedthechildren.org
Session Objectives
• To leave you some time to talk during lunch.
• To inform CORE Group members and practitioners on new
guidance on the use of Care Groups in emergency settings.
• To explain the findings from a review of the use of Care
Groups in emergency settings and how those led to the
development of the guidance.
• To share a case study on the use of Care Groups in Liberia
during the Ebola outbreak and lessons learned.
• To explain some of the added value of using Care Groups in
emergency settings.
3. feedthechildren.org
What are Care Groups?
• A community-based strategy for
improving coverage and behavior
change
• Developed by Dr. Pieter Ernst with
World Relief/ Mozambique, used
subsequently 27 organizations in 23
countries.
• Focuses on building teams of
volunteer women who are selected
by their peers, and represent, serve,
and do health promotion with blocks
of 10-15 households each
• “Pure” volunteers – no monetary
incentives, just job aids
5. feedthechildren.org
Some Benefits of Using Care Groups in an
Emergency Setting
• Most important factor in the speed and level of recovery of
communities and households after a disaster is social capital.
(Daniel Aldrich findings. See @6m
mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx4Ii5tueDo)
• In relief settings, people are more likely to look at what others are
doing and saying to decide what they should do (see Principles of Persuasion,
Part 2: Social Proof and Reciprocation)
• Neighbors visit existing neighbors as well as forming new social
bonds. (414K contacts [w/27K HHs] in 9m). High-quality BCC
messages can reach a high proportion of households regularly.
• Great for piggy-backing other activities
7. 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
% of respondents who say they can resolve
problems if they try hard
% who say they have confidence that they can
handle problems that come up unexpectedly
% who say they know how to handle unforeseen
situations
% who say that they can solve many of their
problems if they invest the necessary effort
% who say that they can remain calm when
facing difficulties because they can rely on their
coping abilities
% who say that when they are confronted with a
problem, they can usually find several solutions
% who say that if they are in trouble, they can
usually think of what to do
% who say that they can usually handle
whatever comes their way
Proportion of Mothers
Indicator
Comparison of Generalized Self-efficacy Elements
Baseline Final
Baseline: April 2010
Final: December 2010
9. The Care GroupApproach in
Emergencies
CORE Spring Meeting
April 14, 2015
Washington, DC
Presenter: Sandra Wilcox
10. Disclaimer
This workshop was made possible by a grant from the USAID
Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS)
program. The TOPS Micro Grants Program is made possible by
the generous support and contribution of the American people
through the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID). The contents of the materials produced through the
TOPS Micro Grants Program do not necessarily reflect the views
of TOPS, USAID or the United States Government.
12. Introduction
Care Groups (CG) traditionally a development methodology
Recent use of CGs in emergency settings
Objectives:
1) Conduct an analysis of peer support group models used
in emergency contexts
2) Use these findings to develop guidance on adapting the
CG model for emergencies
3) Disseminate findings within the programming
community
13. Background: Defining CGs
are Groups
• A group of 10-15 community volunteers (mothers) who
regularly meet with project staff for training and supervision.
• Each volunteer is responsible for regularly visiting 10-15 of
her neighbors, sharing nutrition and hygiene information.
• CGs create a multiplying effect with interpersonal behavior
change communication.
Cascade Groups
• Using the cascading and multiplying structure of the CG
model for purposes other than reducing maternal and child
mortality, morbidity and malnutrition.
14. Background: Defining CGs
Mother-to-Mother Support Groups (MtMSG):
• Group Meetings to discuss infant and child nutrition
• One member trained to facilitate the meeting
• Participatory, interactive learning
(Save the Children, Jordan)
15. Defining CGs: Quick Comparison
Care Groups Cascade Groups MtMSGs
Child Nutrition
Focus
✔ ✖ ✔
Group Meetings ✔ ✔ ✔
Household visits ✔ ✔ ✖
All three peer-support models were included in the analysis
16. Background: Defining Emergencies
Type of emergency:
Natural disasters
Epidemics
Conflict
Stage of emergency:
Acute: Typhoon, Earthquake
Protracted: Conflict, Drought
Emergency setting:
Camp setting: IDPs, Refugees
Host community: Returnees
17. Methodology
Literature Review
• Gray literature
• Project documents on CGs in emergencies
Interviews (Implementers)
• Follow-up to Lit Review
• Skype
• Survey Monkey
Field visits
(Implementers & beneficiaries)
• Ethiopia IMC/STC
• Philippines FH
(FH, Philippines)
19. Methodology (cont’d)
Analysis
Interviews + Field visits Data tables
Data tables
• Project/respondent information
• Peer support model structure & management
• Advantages & Challenges
Limitations
Defining CGs and emergencies
Time constraints: written surveys
Evaluating CGs independently
20. Findings:Adaptations
CG Elements Care Group Model Adaptations
Care Group Size Up to 16 2 Somalia
8-10 Liberia
Target Population PLW U2 U5 Entire Community
CGV Selection Elected Selected by staff or community leaders
Meeting Length Up to 2 hours More than 2 hours
Topics covered Nutrition/hygiene ARI, GBV, psychosocial, family planning
M&E* Vital statistics data Only attendance
Formative Research i.e. Barrier analysis Rarely conducted
Ministry of Health Integrated CG model Coordination levels varied widely
*Workshop Topic
21. Findings: Benefits
Documented Effectiveness
Cost Effectiveness
Large Coverage
Rapid Dissemination of Information
Peer Support
Rapid Behavior Change
Structure to be Leveraged
System for monitoring, screening and referrals
Sustainability
22. Findings: Challenges
- Initial Set-up of Care Groups
- Development of Program Materials
- Community Buy-in
- Finding Qualified Program Staff
- Knowledge of CG Methodology
- Incentives
- Insecurity
- Population Mobility
- Sustainability
Workshop Topic
23. Recommendations
Overall Recommendations
TYPE REC RATIONALE
Acute Emergencies Not recommended Time constraint: Staff capacity, Initial
set-up, Short funding cycle
Transitional:
E D
Recommended D E: Infrastructure in place
E D: Behaviors carry over
Protracted Emergencies Recommended Complements health infrastructure
Mobile Populations Not recommended Difficult to monitor beneficiaries and
supervise volunteers
25. Background
Curamericas.org
• In 2008, Curamericas Global
was awarded a Child Survival
grant by USAID
• Curamericas successfully
implemented the Nehnwaa
project in Nimba County, Liberia
in partnership with Ganta United
Methodist Hospital
• Over 65,000 beneficiaries by
end of project
• Over 1,700 Care Group
Volunteers (CGVs)
26. The CBIO+CG Methodology
Curamericas.org
• CBIO = Community/Census-Based, Impact-Oriented approach to
the practice of community-oriented public health
Involves mapping and census of every community/beneficiaries
in the target area and monitoring of services and vital events
• CG = Care Group with NGO staff serving as Promoters
Compliments the CBIO
• Key successes include:
Reduction in child mortality in Bolivia of 62%
Reduction in child mortality in Liberia of 63%
Reduction in child mortality in Guatemala of 54%
27. Care Groups and Ebola
Curamericas.org
• Care Groups were key in developing trust in the community and
allowed us to stay connected beyond the Child Survival program
and continue with activities
• With the initial outbreak of Ebola in March 2014, Nehnwaa staff
continued to conduct regular Care Group meetings and house-to-
house visits
• Behavior promotion included basic messages on Ebola prevention
• By June 2014, more Ebola cases were detected in Liberia including
Nimba County, precipitating a shift in health activities at all levels
• In August 2014, the president declared a state of emergency
28. Ebola Response Activities
Curamericas.org
Curamericas is partnering with Feed the Children, Ganta United Methodist
Hospital, and the Liberia (Methodist) Annual Conference to respond to Ebola in
Nimba County
• Eleven communities identified as most at risk are targeted
• Census and mapping of households in all 11 communities using CBIO
• 110 Care Group Volunteers per community trained on Ebola
• 120 Care Groups – approximately 10 per community
• Ebola education to 2,119 people through community outreach activities
(community forums)
• 22 Behavior Change Communication sessions – approximately 2 per
community
• 3 people identified with Ebola-like symptoms
• 21 referrals – for various conditions
• Zero confirmed Ebola cases
29. Usefulness of CGs and Lessons Learned
Curamericas.org
• Community outreach is critical in any public health emergency
response. How the outreach is done is as important.
• The Care Group approach is:
Flexible and adoptable and easy to weave into community
Leverages behavior change as people need to change in order to
survive
Allow us to stay connected with the communities we serve
Can provide multiple behavior promotion messages
Cost effective and large coverage
Provide house-to-house visitations
Create a community level surveillance system
Are community owned – local resource
Mostly consists of women who are providers and care givers
31. feedthechildren.org
Several Support Mechanisms for Scale-up
• Website: www.CareGroupInfo.org – Narrated
presentations, training manuals, sample
flipcharts/lesson plans, project evaluations, blog
posts, support tools, etc.
• Materials and discussions also posted on
www.FSNNetwork.org
• New resource: Ebola Care Group Lesson Plans
(done) and flipchart (soon).
32. feedthechildren.org
Questions and Comments
• Please write your questions and comments on
the cards on your table and bring to us.
• We are available for questions at our table.