Read the ECDC Technical Report on Community engagement for public health events caused by communicable disease threats in the EU/EEA.
This publication contains:
- a literature review
- case studies on community engagement during tick-borne disease events in Spain (Crimean-CongoHaemorrhagic Fever, or CCHF) and the Netherlands (Tick-Borne Encephalitis, or TBE), and on outbreaks ofacute gastroenteritis in Ireland (Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, or VTEC) and Iceland (norovirus)
- an expert consultation on community engagement in public health emergency situations.
This toolkit has been designed with practitioners in mind and is a resource to work with and adapt to achieve communication for humanitarian action goals. The toolkit provides guidance to humanitarian and development organizations in the area of emergency communication strategy design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It addresses several important aspects of communication during emergencies. These include a focus on providing essential emergency warnings, as well as communication that promotes behaviour change, community mobilization and action. Well-planned communication can help to promote community resilience and reduce vulnerability to a wide range of disasters and emergency situations.