BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:More than one year on\, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rav age communities throughout the world. The arrival of vaccines brings hope to seeing light at the end of the tunnel. However\, despite the efforts of the health authorities in educating the public on the safety and benef its of the vaccine\, there remain significant pockets within the populati on in Singapore that are hesitant to take the vaccine. Vaccination is nee ded to attained herd immunity in Singapore. Herd immunity within the Sing apore population is needed to provide protection to those who are not eli gible for the vaccine eg children under the age of 18 and adults with med ical contraindications. Furthermore\, herd immunity is also needed to ena ble safe re-opening of our borders to restart the economy. In short\, a s uccessful vaccination program is needed to save both lives and livelihood s. The Vocational Service Committee (VSC)\, Youth Service Committee (Y SC) and Community Service Committee (CSC) of RCS have engaged the Saw Swe e Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH)\, National University of Singapor e\, to conduct a Public Health Ambassador Program (PHAP). The objective o f the program is to provide our Interactors\, Rotaractors and Rotarians w ith the necessary knowledge and skills to reach out to the communities th at they serve and educate them on the safety and importance of getting va ccinated as well as other public health measures needed to keep the pande mic in check. The Program will be launched on 5 June 2021 in a public webinar. Experts from the SSHSPH will share their expertise on the COVID- 19 pandemic and answer questions from the public. Thereafter\, a close do or workshop will be conducted for Interactors\, Rotaractors and Rotarians to equip them with knowledge and skills to function as Public Health Amb assadors. Thereafter\, each club will use these knowledge and skills to h elp educate the respective communities that they serve\, on the importanc e of getting vaccinated and to maintain optimal public health. This pro gram is not only directed at converting the vaccine-hesitant. As the Mult i-Ministry Task Force Co-Chair Minister Lawrence Wong said\, the pandemic is likely to impact us for the next 4-5 years in varying degrees. The em ergence of variants as the virus mutates may give rise to secondary waves of infections. We hope that this first collaboration with the SSHSPH can lead to a long-term relationship that will empower our youths and member s with public health knowledge in helping our communities weather the on- going challenges of COVID-19 as well as future pandemics. Join us in t his inaugural public webinar to launch the Public Health Ambassador Progr am on 5 June 2021\, 9am-10am. (Further details and the zoom link will be provided later.) Those who are interested in becoming Public Health Ambas sadors can sign up for the private workshop that will take place after th e webinar\, from 10am-1pm. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_e_Mx_s2f_GG TqxEZOP7uZyZhaSrRld_jxu07RHJ2U4/edit) For more information\, please con tact: Rtn Dr S L Chan Vocational Service Director 2020-21 Rotary Club of Singapore slchan.rotary@gmail.com DTEND:20210605T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T115049Z DTSTART:20210605T010000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Public Health Ambassador Program -1st Announcement UID:0c653d2a-b505-418b-b9f1-eec604ac8c95 X-ALT-DESC:
More than one year on\, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to r avage communities throughout the world. The arrival of vaccines brings ho pe to seeing light at the end of the tunnel. However\, despite the effort s of the health authorities in educating the public on the safety and ben efits of the vaccine\, there remain significant pockets within the popula tion in Singapore that are hesitant to take the vaccine. Vaccination is n eeded to attained herd immunity in Singapore. Herd immunity within the Si ngapore population is needed to provide protection to those who are not e ligible for the vaccine eg children under the age of 18 and adults with m edical contraindications. Furthermore\, herd immunity is also needed to e nable safe re-opening of our borders to restart the economy. In short\, a successful vaccination program is needed to save both lives and liveliho ods.
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\n\n \;The Vocational Service Committee (VSC)\, Youth Service Committee (YSC) and Community Service Committee (CS C) of RCS have engaged the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) \, National University of Singapore\, to conduct a Public Health Ambassad or Program (PHAP). The objective of the program is to provide our Interac tors\, Rotaractors and Rotarians with the necessary knowledge and skills to reach out to the communities that they serve and educate them on the s afety and importance of getting vaccinated as well as other public health measures needed to keep the pandemic in check. \;
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The Program will be launched on 5 June 2021 in a public webinar . Experts from the SSHSPH will share their expertise on the COVID-19 pand emic and answer questions from the public. Thereafter\, a close door work shop will be conducted for Interactors\, Rotaractors and Rotarians to equ ip them with knowledge and skills to function as Public Health Ambassador s. Thereafter\, each club will use these knowledge and skills to help edu cate the respective communities that they serve\, on the importance of ge tting vaccinated and to maintain optimal public health.
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\n\nThis program is not only directed at converting the vaccine-he sitant. As the Multi-Ministry Task Force Co-Chair Minister Lawrence Wong said\, the pandemic is likely to impact us for the next 4-5 years in vary ing degrees. The emergence of variants as the virus mutates may give rise to secondary waves of infections. We hope that this first collaboration with the SSHSPH can lead to a long-term relationship that will empower ou r youths and members with public health knowledge in helping our communit ies weather the on-going challenges of COVID-19 as well as future pandemi cs. \;
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\n\nJoin us in this inaugur al public webinar to launch the Public Health Ambassador Pro gram on 5 June 2021\, 9am-10am. (Further details and the zoom link will be provided later.)
\n\nThose who are intereste d in becoming Public Health Ambassadors can sign up for the priva te workshop that will take place after the webinar\, from 10am-1 pm. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_e_Mx_s2f_G GTqxEZOP7uZyZhaSrRld_jxu07RHJ2U4/edit)
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\n\nFo r more information\, please contact:
\n\nRtn Dr S L Chan
\n\nVocational Service Director 2020-21
\n\nRotary Club of Singapore&nb sp\;
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