- Increase knowledge and awareness of how outcomes in health are related to sex, gender norms, roles, relations and other determinants of health. - Initiate the building of core analytical skills for gender analysis and its application in a public health context. - Understand how the health sector can use gender analysis tools to effectively reduce health inequities.

By the end of module two, Analysis, you will understand: - Outline the principles of gender analysis of a health problem. - Define the interrelated factors that need to be examined during a gender analysis. - Understand the steps of a gender analysis and their relation to institutional mechanisms such as budgets and human resource plans. - Conduct gender analysis of the problem, - Use gender analysis in institutional planning processes.

By the end of module three, Action, you will understand: - Apply and gender assessment methods to a new or existing project or programme. - Identify key elements for developing gender-responsive actions. - Develop gender-responsive activities, work, plans, programs, or policies. - Classify top tasks and products by using the WHO GSM gender classification or AMRO/PAHO Biennial Work Plan and monitoring system.

Upon finishing the course, participants should be able to: - Design risk communication strategies using a risk map to analyze the local context and systematically incorporating lessons learned. - Understand the importance of risk perceptions and other relevant risk communication concepts and incorporate these in the design of effective strategies and in adjustments according to the local context. - Identify monitoring and evaluation activities appropriate for the interventions and communication processes in the risk communication strategy. - Understand the important steps for communicating effectively with the internal and external target audiences, including partners, stakeholders, the media, online social networks, health personnel and the public.

Identify core issues that should be addressed when deciding whether to announce or withhold information during a public health emergency.

- Understand the need to integrate risk communication into the planning process of national risk management and emergency response strategies. - Understand the conceptual and theoretical foundations of risk perception and their applicability during a response to a public health emergency. - Learn basic principles for strengthening internal and inter-agency communication coordination during a public health emergency response.

- Introduce basic concepts about effective communication with the public and the media during public health emergencies. - Demonstrate how "listening" to the public helps the authorities develop responses that effectively address public concerns. - Identify tools for effective communication with the public and the media.

Integrate risk communication into the public health emergency planning and response processes.

Understanding the major relationships between the health and human rights in the context of strategies for health and human rights of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO).

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to describe the crucial steps that have been made by PAHO and WHO in the area of human rights; and identify the current obstacles in the Americas and PAHO’s strategies for overcoming them. You will also be able to describe the new trends that are strengthening health as a human right in the Americas. Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to define the terms public health, health, and human rights; and understand the relationships between health and human rights. You will also be able to recognize the most critical human rights instruments that promote and protect the right to health and other related human rights; recognize the differences between binding and non-binding human rights instruments; and identify the international guidelines on the limitations of human rights.