Teaching Guides and Tools
All eCBHFA training materials can be found in the accordions below. The Core Modules consist of the five required modules for all eCBHFA volunteers and staff.
Click on the Module name to access and download the materials. Once you have assessed the community, you can access all Primary Prevention modules and topics of eCBHFA according to your community’s priority needs and concerns. Look in the Primary Prevention accordion below for the topics and tools available for download. Mix and match the content to meet the community’s needs.
The eCBHFA team continues to revise and expand the eCBHFA content to meet National Societies’ needs. The Coming Soon accordion features content from the 2009 version of CBHFA until the revised content is finalised. Check back for further updates and content!
CORE eCBHFA VOLUNTEER MODULES
Red Cross Red Crescent in Action Volunteer
1. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
2. The community and the local branch or chapter
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
3. eCBHFA in action
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
4. Volunteering
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
5. Health system strengthening
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
6. Vulnerable populations
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
Community Mobilisation
1. Communicating & building relationships
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
2. Sensitising the community to eCBHFA in action
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
3. Community resources
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
4. Community tools
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
Assessment
1. The project planning cycle and the community assessment
– Volunteer manual
2. Planning the assessment
– Volunteer manual
3. Community assessment tools – Part 1
– Volunteer manual
4. Community assessment tools – Part 2
– Volunteer manual
– Doer/Non-Doer Analysis Tool:
5. Conducting the community assessment: field testing and implementation
– Volunteer manual
6. Making sense of the information gathered
– Volunteer manual
7. Confirming assessment findings with the community
– Volunteer manual
8. Preparing an action plan
– Volunteer manual
9. Reporting on eCBHFA activities
– Volunteer manual
Behaviour and Social Change
1. Principles of behaviour change
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
2. The Social ecological model
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
3. The stages of behaviour change
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
4. Activities for behaviour change
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
French version:
Psychological and Basic First Aid
1. Principles of first aid
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
2. Psychological first aid
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
3. Basic life support
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
4. Basic first aid for burns and scalds
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
5. Basic first aid for bleeding and wounds
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
6. Basic first aid for choking
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
7. Basic first aid kit
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
PRIMARY PREVENTION MODULES
Healthy Ageing
Maternal and Newborn Child Health
1. Breastfeeding
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
2. Care during pregnancy
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
3. Family planning
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
4. Female genital cutting
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
5. Menstrual hygiene
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
6. Newborn and new mother care
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
7. Post abortion care
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
8. Preparing for safe birth
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
1. Crisis events and psychosocial support
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
2. Stress and coping
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Worksheet 1
3. Loss and grief
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Case studies for Activity 1.4
4. Psychological first aid
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Tools
5. Psychosocial support activities and referrals
– Volunteer manual
– Facilitator guide
– Key to filling in the referral form
Noncommunicable Diseases
1. The four NCDs
2. The deadly four risk factors
3. Assessment
4. Behaviour change for NCDs
5. Healthy lifestyle action planning
Noncommunicable Diseases and Youth
Violence Prevention
Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation
Topic 1 – Introduction to Blood Donation
Topic 2 – Voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation
Topic 3 – Components of blood
Topic 4 – Blood donors are heroes!
Topic 5 – Let’s donate!
In development:
Road Safety (coming soon)
1. Drink driving
2. Speeding
3. Using seat belts and child restraints
4. Wearing helmets
Health in Emergencies (coming soon)
1. Introduction for first responders
2. Preparing for epidemics
3. PHIE introduction to epidemics
4. Communication mobility in major emergencies
Disease Prevention (coming soon)
1. Immunisation and vaccination campaigns
2. Airborne diseases
- a. Tuberculosis
- b. Avian influenza
3. Waterborne diseases
- a. Cholera
- b. Diarrhoea and dehydration
4. Vector-borne diseases
- a. Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya prevention and control
- b. Malaria prevention and control
- c. Yellow fever prevention and control
5. Respiratory diseases
- a. Acute respiratory infections
6. Sexual transmission
- a. HIV
- b. STIs
7. Bloodborne diseases
- a. HIV
- b. Hepatitis C
8. Neglected tropical diseases
Immunization (coming soon)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (coming soon)
OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
Advanced First Aid
1. Allergic reactions
2. Poisoning
3. Breathing difficulties
4. Chest pain
5. Stroke
6. Dehydration and gastrointestinal distress
7. Seizures
8. Fever
9. Shock
10. Fainting
11. Chest and abdominal injuries
12. Dental avulsion
13. Infection control
Epidemic Control for Volunteers
Is there an outbreak of disease that your NSs’ eCBHFA volunteers can respond to?
Click here to access the materials to be used by eCBHFA teams to provide health literacy and disease prevention materials to volunteers.
Across select modules, we will also provide content to address guidance for the cross-cutting areas of:
- Early Diagnosis and Screening (coming soon)
- Anti-Stigma & Discrimination (coming soon)
Want to adapt or contextualise the new material for your National Society?
Click here to submit a request for the source files.