COVID-19 Digital Classroom Courses

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About the COVID-19 Digital Classroom

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series

Course 1: What is COVID-19?
Course 1: What is COVID-19?
Course 2: Prevention and Protection
Course 2: Prevention and Protection
Course 3: Addressing Mental Health and Wellness
Course 3: Addressing Mental Health and Wellness
Course 4: An Overview of Contact Tracing
Course 4: An Overview of Contact Tracing
Course 5: Home-based Care and Isolation for COVID-19
Course 5: Home-based Care and Isolation for COVID-19
Course 6: Community-based Surveillance for COVID-19
Course 6: Community-based Surveillance for COVID-19
Course 7: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for COVID-19
Course 7: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for COVID-19
Course 8: Continuity of Primary Health Care During COVID-19
Course 8: Continuity of Primary Health Care During COVID-19

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series (French)

Course 1: Qu'est-ce que la COVID-19 ?
Course 1: Qu'est-ce que la COVID-19 ?
Course 2: Prévention et Protection
Course 2: Prévention et Protection
Course 3: La santé mentale et le bien-être
Course 3: La santé mentale et le bien-être
Course 4: un aperçu de la Recherche des Contacts
Course 4: un aperçu de la Recherche des Contacts
Course 5: Soins à domicile et isolement pour la COVID-19
Course 5: Soins à domicile et isolement pour la COVID-19
Course 6: Surveillance communautaire de la COVID-19
Course 6: Surveillance communautaire de la COVID-19
Course 7: Communication des risques et engagement communautaire
Course 7: Communication des risques et engagement communautaire
Course 8: Continuité des soins de santé primaires
Course 8: Continuité des soins de santé primaires

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series (Swahili)

Course 1: COVID-19 ni nini?
Course 1: COVID-19 ni nini?
Course 2: Kinga na Ulinzi
Course 2: Kinga na Ulinzi
Course 3: Kushughulikia Afya ya Akili na Uzima
Course 3: Kushughulikia Afya ya Akili na Uzima
Course 4: Muhtasari wa Kutafuta Waliotagusana
Course 4: Muhtasari wa Kutafuta Waliotagusana
Course 5: Utunzaji wa Nyumbani na Kutengwa kwa COVID-19
Course 5: Utunzaji wa Nyumbani na Kutengwa kwa COVID-19
Course 6: Ufuatiliaji wa Jamii kwa COVID-19
Course 6: Ufuatiliaji wa Jamii kwa COVID-19
Course 7: Mawasiliano ya Hatari na Ushiriki wa Jamii
Course 7: Mawasiliano ya Hatari na Ushiriki wa Jamii
Course 8: Kuendelea kwa Huduma Msingi za Afya
Course 8: Kuendelea kwa Huduma Msingi za Afya

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series (Hindi)

Course 1: कोविड-19 क्या है?
Course 1: कोविड-19 क्या है?
Course 2: रोकथाम और संरक्षण
Course 2: रोकथाम और संरक्षण
Course 3: मानसिक स्वास्थ्य और कल्याण को संबोधित करना
Course 3: मानसिक स्वास्थ्य और कल्याण को संबोधित करना
Course 4: कॉन्टैक्ट ट्रेसिंग का अवलोकन
Course 4: कॉन्टैक्ट ट्रेसिंग का अवलोकन
Course 5: कोविड 19 के लिए गृह-आधारित देखभाल और अलगाव
Course 5: कोविड 19 के लिए गृह-आधारित देखभाल और अलगाव
Course 6: कोविड-19 के लिए समुदाय-आधारित निगरानी
Course 6: कोविड-19 के लिए समुदाय-आधारित निगरानी
Course 7: जोखिम संवाद और सामुदायिक सहभागिता
Course 7: जोखिम संवाद और सामुदायिक सहभागिता
Course 8: प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल की निरंतरता
Course 8: प्राथमिक स्वास्थ्य देखभाल की निरंतरता

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series (Portuguese)

Course 1: O que é a COVID-19?
Course 1: O que é a COVID-19?
Course 2: Prevenção e Proteção
Course 2: Prevenção e Proteção
Course 3: Abordando a Saúde Mental e o Bem-Estar
Course 3: Abordando a Saúde Mental e o Bem-Estar
Course 4: Uma Visão Geral do Rastreio de Contato
Course 4: Uma Visão Geral do Rastreio de Contato
Course 5: Cuidados domiciliares e Isolamento para a COVID-19
Course 5: Cuidados domiciliares e Isolamento para a COVID-19
Course 6: Vigilância Comunitária para a COVID-19
Course 6: Vigilância Comunitária para a COVID-19
Course 7: Comunicação de Risco e Engajamento Comunitário
Course 7: Comunicação de Risco e Engajamento Comunitário
Course 8: Continuidade dos Cuidados de Saúde Básicos
Course 8: Continuidade dos Cuidados de Saúde Básicos

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series (Arabic)

(Course 1) ما هو مرض كوفيد-19؟
(Course 1) ما هو مرض كوفيد-19؟
(Course 2) الوقاية والحماية
(Course 2) الوقاية والحماية
(Course 3) معالجة للصحة النفسية والعافية
(Course 3) معالجة للصحة النفسية والعافية
(Course 4)  لمحة شاملة عن تتبع المخالطين
(Course 4) لمحة شاملة عن تتبع المخالطين
(Course 5) 19-الرعاية المنزلية والعزل لأجل كوفيد
(Course 5) 19-الرعاية المنزلية والعزل لأجل كوفيد
(Course 6) 19- الرقابة المجتمعية لكوفيد
(Course 6) 19- الرقابة المجتمعية لكوفيد
(Course 7) الإبلاغ عن المخاطر والمشاركة في المجتمع
(Course 7) الإبلاغ عن المخاطر والمشاركة في المجتمع
(Course 8) استمرارية الرعاية الصحية الأولية
(Course 8) استمرارية الرعاية الصحية الأولية

COVID-19 Digital Classroom: Course Series (Spanish)

Course 1: ¿Qué es la COVID-19?
Course 1: ¿Qué es la COVID-19?
Course 2: Prevención y Protección
Course 2: Prevención y Protección
Course 3: Consideraciones sobre salud mental y bienestar
Course 3: Consideraciones sobre salud mental y bienestar
Course 4: Descripción General del Rastreo de Contactos
Course 4: Descripción General del Rastreo de Contactos
Course 5: Atención y aislamiento domiciliarios de casos de COVID-19
Course 5: Atención y aislamiento domiciliarios de casos de COVID-19
Course 6:Vigilancia comunitaria de la COVID-19
Course 6:Vigilancia comunitaria de la COVID-19
Course 7: Comunicación de riesgos y participación comunitaria
Course 7: Comunicación de riesgos y participación comunitaria
Course 8: La continuidad de la atención primaria de salud
Course 8: La continuidad de la atención primaria de salud

Digital Health: Planning National Systems

Over the past 15 years, counties have implemented a wide range of promising digital health interventions. Country governments have increasingly realized that in order to have scalable, sustainable, and interoperable digital health systems, a government-led, coordinated approach is required. 

The course, Digital Health: Planning National Systems, is designed to empower ministry leadership with the technical concepts and planning tools necessary to steer and orient national digital health stakeholders. 

The curriculum has been developed by USAID, Digital Square, TechChange, and Last Mile Health and is based on content compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). It features critical technical concepts, existing best practices, and pragmatic methods, all framed according to the national planning cycle that Ministry of Health officials manage.


COVID-19 Course Series Adaptation Toolkit

This document will take you through key considerations and resources when adapting the COVID-19 course series to meet the needs of your own context.


Course 1: What is COVID-19?

The first course in this series focuses on building core knowledge, skills, and attitudes around reducing the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, and how to protect yourself and your community. 

Topics covered in this course include:

  • Basic information on COVID-19 (i.e., where it comes from and how it spreads), 
  • Vulnerable groups
  • Misinformation around COVID-19
  • Recognizing signs and symptoms
  • Prevention strategies
  • Referral and management of suspected and confirmed cases.

Course 2: Prevention and Protection

This course covers COVID-19 spread prevention and how you can protect yourself and your community from contracting it. The course focuses on practical ways to practice these behaviors in a variety of different contexts, including in communal spaces, at home, and at health facilities. It discusses how the community can work together to prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 and slow the spread of the disease, so that hospitals do not become overwhelmed with cases. 

It is important to note that while this course provides a generalized overview of COVID-19 prevention and protection measures that are widely applicable to a variety of contexts and circumstances, this course does not account for everything, especially as the health community is still learning day-to-day about the virus and its impact. Therefore, please use this course as a guide, and continue to familiarize yourself with your context to best customize the content we cover here for you and your community’s specific needs.


Course 3: Addressing Mental Health and Wellness

This course will cover the mental health impact of COVID-19, and how a combination of psychosocial support systems and a wellness perspective can be used to mitigate the effects of the highly disruptive, stressful, and disorienting COVID-19 pandemic. While our focus at this time may be more on physical health and wellbeing, it is vital that we do not overlook the importance of addressing mental health concerns, particularly given the potentially traumatic effect of the pandemic across communities and especially for health workers and other vulnerable populations. 

It is important to note that while this course provides a generalized overview of COVID-19’s effect on mental health and wellness, there are differences across countries and contexts. There must not be a one-size-fits-all approach to addressing the mental health and psychosocial needs of the population. Therefore, please use this course as a guide, and continue to familiarize yourself with your context in order to best customize the content we cover here for you and your community’s specific needs. 


Course 4: An Overview of Contact Tracing

The goal of this course is to help community-based health workers become familiar with the process and skills involved in contact tracing. In this course, we will cover the purpose of contact tracing, which involves identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to COVID-19 to prevent its transmission. We will cover the steps involved, including how to assess your contacts’ level of risk and how to provide them with the support they need.


Course 5: Home-based Care and Isolation for COVID-19

The goal of this course is to provide community-based health workers with guidance on how to advise community members on home-based care for COVID-19. This course identifies community-based health workers as people working to address the public health of their communities (for example, community health workers, community health volunteers, health facility workers, health educators / trainers, and health project managers). 

The course will cover how to determine eligibility criteria for home-based care and isolation. We will also cover how to support people with COVID-19 in their homes if they meet these criteria, including virtual support (telehealth) and support from their caregivers.


Course 6: Community-based Surveillance for COVID-19

The goal of this course is to provide community-based health workers with a comprehensive understanding of community-based surveillance and their role in it. Community-based surveillance is a rapid and effective system for monitoring your community's health during a public health crisis, such as COVID-19. It is a great way to track events and behaviors that could lead to an increase in COVID-19 cases. This course will walk you through the community-based surveillance workflow, including your responsibilities as a community-based health worker in supporting the data collection and dissemination of information during this pandemic.