[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(English captions by Trisha Paul, University of Michigan.) Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.00,0:00:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before intervening in a disaster, you need\Nto conduct a Rapid Needs Assessment. Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.00,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this session, we shall look through the\Nprinciples of conducting a Rapid Needs Assessment Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.00,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a disaster situation. Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.00,0:00:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us start by an activity. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.00,0:00:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at 5 disaster situations: floods, war\Nand conflicts, disease outbreak situation, Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.00,0:00:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drought and famine situation, \Nand an institutional fire situation. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.00,0:00:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spend a few minutes and write down the kind\Nof information you would need in these disasters. Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.00,0:00:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may select one of these. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.00,0:01:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Objectives of a Rapid Needs Assessment include\Nanswering the following questions. Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.00,0:01:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Has a disaster occurred? Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.00,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many are affected? Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are the immediate needs? Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.00,0:01:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are local resources available? Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.00,0:01:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What external resources are needed? Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.00,0:01:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are the estimated costs of intervention? Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.00,0:01:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how do you develop an action plan using\Nthis information? Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.00,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Key activities in Rapid Assessment include\Nplanning the Rapid Assessment visit, planning Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.00,0:01:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,initial tasks of the team, field data collection,\Nanalysis of data, identification of high risk Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.00,0:01:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups, dissemination of information, and\Nusing this information for action. Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.00,0:02:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In planning the visit, compose the assessment\Nteam and select a team leader. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.00,0:02:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Collect background information on the incident. Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.00,0:02:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Determine gaps in information that need to\Nbe addressed. Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.00,0:02:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two, initial tasks of the team. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is need to prepare an assessment checklist. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.00,0:02:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assess existing information. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.00,0:02:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Conduct, prepare a timetable for assessment. Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.00,0:02:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assign tasks and set up communication measures. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.00,0:02:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inform and include local authorities. Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.00,0:02:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obtain equipment for the assessment including\Ncomputers, radios, etc. Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.00,0:02:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Organize transport, vehicles, fuel, visas\Nif necessary. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.00,0:03:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inform potential donors and key decision-makers\Nand possibly inform the local leaders in the Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.00,0:03:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community where you are going to conduct the\Nassessment. Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three, field visit and data collection. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.00,0:03:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Information needs in the emergency phase include\Naffected population and demographics, vital Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information and health data, food and nutritional\Nstatus, environment, water and sanitation, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.00,0:03:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shelter & non-food items, resource needs,\Nand coordination. Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.00,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Methods in the field visit and data collection\Ninclude visual inspection of the affected Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,area, interviews with community leaders, health\Nworkers, emergency personnel, individuals Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.00,0:04:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from affected population, review of existing\Ninformation, conducting rapid surveys to fill Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.00,0:04:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gaps in available information. Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.00,0:04:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the affected population, we need to describe\Nthe size and demographics, especially vulnerable Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.00,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,groups like women, children, disabled, and\Nelderly, patterns of movement, socio-cultural Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,factors, ethnicity and related issues. Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.00,0:04:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vital health information includes deaths and\Ntheir main causes, both related to the disaster Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.00,0:04:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other core morbidities existing, diseases\Nof epidemic potential, diseases of public Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.00,0:04:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health importance like STDs, HIV/AIDS, and\Nmaternal health conditions, and the sources Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.00,0:05:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this information could be hospitals and\Nhealth centers, local leaders, response personnel, Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.00,0:05:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and individuals that are directly \Nor indirectly affected. Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.00,0:05:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assess the health care infrastructure. Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.00,0:05:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes health personnel, drugs & vaccine\Nsupply, and background health information. Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.00,0:05:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assess the status of nutrition and food, including\Nacute malnutrition especially among children Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.00,0:05:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,6 months-5 years, micronutrient deficiencies,\Nand vulnerable groups, especially pregnant women, Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.00,0:06:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the elderly, the disabled, and the children. Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.00,0:06:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assess the environment. Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.00,0:06:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at water supply, shelter, and sanitation. Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.00,0:06:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assess the resource needs, including human\Nresources, food items, and non food items. Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.00,0:06:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Challenges in Rapid Assessment include multiple\Nassessments, team balance to take care of Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.00,0:06:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local issues, gender, culture, and minorities,\Nsingle versus multiple focus assessments, Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.00,0:06:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local systems and assessments, and targeting,\Nwhat do you really need to know? Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.00,0:06:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Key principles of Rapid Assessment include\Nthe assessment being aimed at determining Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.00,0:07:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the intervention needed, the fact that it\Nmust be completed quickly, the fact that it Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.00,0:07:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must identify priority areas for intervention,\Nthe fact that it provides baseline data for Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.00,0:07:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,continuous monitoring and surveillance.