Salute in Carcere: Vaccinazioni per le persone che lavorano e vivono in carcere (personale non formato sulle vaccinazioni).
Understand vaccination and why it is crucial for protecting the health of people living and working in prisons.
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How it works
Salute in Carcere: Vaccinazioni per le persone che lavorano e vivono in carcere (personale non formato sulle vaccinazioni).
Increase your knowledge about vaccination
This two-week course will help you gain an understanding of vaccines and why they can help protect the health of those living or working in prisons and those around them.
The content of this course is the same as for vaccine-trained staff, but has additional information for you to refer to.
This course has been developed by the European Consortium RISE-Vac who works to protect the health of those in prisons by promoting vaccine literacy and improving access to vaccination.
Delve into vaccination in prison
You’ll learn why infectious diseases are particularly important in the prison context and what the main risk factors are before and during incarceration.
Next, you’ll examine the most relevant vaccine preventable diseases for people living and working in prisons.
Improve your conversations about vaccines
Finally, you’ll explore effective communication in relation to vaccines so that you can have quality conversations about vaccination with people living in prison and your friends and family. You’ll understand how to address common perceptions of people living in prison towards vaccination and learn 10 key facts about vaccination.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge about vaccination in prison that you need to help you make informed decisions about vaccination and the skills to communicate about vaccination effectively to others.
What topics will you cover?
The aim of this course is for people working in prison to learn about vaccination and its benefits to protecting their own health and those around them. The course will be approximately four hours in duration and can be completed over two weeks.
Who is this accredited by?
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
When would you like to start?
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Develop understanding of vaccine preventable diseases which are most common in prisons
- Apply examples to real-life conversations with people living in prison to hold conversations on vaccinations
- Explore why the prison context can make people working and living in prison more vulnerable to infectious diseases, and how vaccines can help mitigate this risk
- Engage in discussions and conversations on vaccines confidently
- Identify common attitude roots relating to vaccination and address these appropriately
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for staff working in prisons who have not received training about vaccination.
Who will you learn with?
Who developed the course?
UK Health Security Agency
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for planning, preventing and responding to external health threats by providing intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage. UKHSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Choose the best way to learn for you!
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$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$104/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 24 Oct 2024
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