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ECDC: Community Engagement for Public Health Events Caused by Communicable Disease Threats in the EU/EEA [en]

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.

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CDC: Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission [en]

“When a novel with pandemic potential emerges, nonpharmaceutical interventions, which will be called community mitigation strategies in this document, often are the most readily available interventions to help slow transmission of the virus in communities. Community mitigation is a set of actions that personas and communities can take to help slow the spread of respiratory virus infection. Community mitigation is especially important before a vaccine or drug becomes widely available.”

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Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Coronavirus and Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks Response [en]

The Center for Traumatic Stress has published a number of fact sheets on COVID-19 about phycological aspects. Download the free to use fact sheets and other resources to support the health and well-being of communities impacted by COVID-19.

WHO: Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak [en]

The WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use has developed a list of messages targeting different groups to support mental and psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak.

They aim the messages at:

  1. General population
  2. Healthcare workers
  3. Team leaders or managers in health facilities
  4. Care providers for children
  5. Older adults, care providers and people with underlying health conditions
  6. People in isolation.

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