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Call for Action for a Disaster Literacy Course for Disaster Risk Management Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2024

Kerem Kınık Open the ORCID record for Kerem Kınık [Opens in a new window]  and
Cüneyt Çalışkan Open the ORCID record for Cüneyt Çalışkan [Opens in a new window]
Kerem Kınık
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye
Cüneyt Çalışkan*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Corresponding author: Cüneyt Çalışkan; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

There is a need to utilise formal education to ensure and support the effective participation of communities in the disaster risk management process. The negative outcomes of disasters occurring as a result of various disasters in Turkiye show that the society is inadequately prepared. Therefore, the best fight against disasters can be carried out within the scope of formal education activities. In this study, the content and infrastructure of a curriculum for the management of disaster risks at the university level is presented at the conceptual level. Disaster literacy curriculum can contribute to the management of current and future disaster risks. However, there is a need to expand the implementation and measurement of the effectiveness and feasibility of the curriculum as a public health intervention tool. Finally, the support of the national education system needs to be ensured.

Keywords

Curriculumdisaster literacydisaster educationdisaster courserisk management
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e225
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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