Welcome to the Caribbean's Node of Virtual Campus for Public Health.
A network to create, share and collaborate in the educational processes of Public Health.
Information and capacity-building resources for
professionals and the general public about COVID-19
Access to the COVID-19 section of the Caribbean Node of the PAHO VCPH
Caribbean's Virtual Courses
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Public Health Leadership: Leading the health sector during COVID-19 and beyond - 2020This course is by invitation only. If you were not selected to participate in this course, you can explore other self-paced self-learning courses of the Virtual Campus. |
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Virtual training for laboratory building capacity on Antimicrobial Resistance detection and surveillance - 2020This course is by invitation only. If you were not selected to participate in this course, you can explore other self-paced self-learning courses of the Virtual Campus. The purpose of the... |
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) in disaster management in the Caribbean. Second Edition - 2020The Psychological First Aid (PFA) course is a twelve-hour self-paced training. It aims to equip lay persons with the tools to appropriately provide the initial response to individuals experiencing... |
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Introduction to social marketing for public health (2020)The course "Introduction to social marketing for public health" is the first of 5 courses that are part of the "Social Marketing Program for Public Health", developed by the Unit of Risk Factors... |
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Food Handlers Virtual Training
Food-borne diseases (FBDs) are a major cause of illnesses worldwide, caused by ingesting food contaminated with microorganisms or chemicals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),... |
COVID-19 Virtual Courses
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Standaard Voorzorgsmaatregelen: Handhygiëne (Nederlands)De meeste gezondheidszorg-gerelateerde infecties kunnen voorkomen worden door middel van een goede handhygiëne – uw handen reinigen op de juiste momenten en op de juiste manier. De WHO Richtlijnen... |
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Infectiepreventie en Controle (IPC) van het COVID-19 Virus (Nederlands)Deze cursus biedt informatie over wat gezondheidszorginstellingen moeten doen om voorbereid te zijn om te reageren op een geval van een opkomend virus die de luchtwegen infecteert zoals het nieuwe... |
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COVID-19: How to put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE)This is a guide for healthcare workers involved in patient care activities in a healthcare setting. It aims to show the type of personal protective equipment or PPE needed to correctly protect... |
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COVID-19: Hoe persoonlijke beschermingsmiddelen (PPE) aan - en uit te trekken (Nederlands)Dit is een handleiding voor gezondheidswerkers die betrokken zijn in patiëntzorg activiteiten in een gezondheidszorg setting. Het doel van de handleiding is om te laten zien welk type persoonlijke... |
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Emerging respiratory viruses, including COVID-19: methods for detection, prevention, response and controlThis course provides a general introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronaviruses. By the end of this course, you should be able to describe: |
The VCPH organizes its projects in different classrooms, according to the type of course and/or the region of work.
New course
PAHO and NextGenU launched the new course Public Health Leadership: Leading the health sector during COVID-19 and beyond on October 15th, 2020. 51 officials and health professionals from the ministries of health of 11 countries in the Caribbean are part of the first cohort.
The course aims to contribute to developing a competent and inspiring health leadership workforce for the Caribbean.