Disaster and Refugee Response: Global Principles and Practice

Learn how to respond to humanitarian crises. In this program you will gain resources to put principles into practice, engage with coordinated relief efforts, minister to affected populations, and maintain resilience.

Using the internationally recognized Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, interactive sessions contextualize global standards and cover four core life-saving areas:

• health
• food security and nutrition
• shelter and settlement
• water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH)

Open to all who are interested, this program will greatly benefit healthcare professionals, humanitarian relief workers, and social workers.

Course Contact:
Laura Smelter MD
laura@healthservicecorps.org
903-962-4000

Register Online:
www.healthservicecorps.org/training