Community engagement for public health events caused by communicable disease threats in the EU/EEA

• Main Authors: de Vries, D., Kinsman, J., Cremers, L., Rios Sandoval, M., Takács, J., Ciotti, M., Tsolova, S.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: https://dare.uva.nl/personal/pure/en/publications/community-engagement-for-public-health-events-caused-by-communicable-disease-threats-in-the-eueea(d5f35b6f-e139-40a8-bed0-26f452f2fd74).html; https://doi.org/10.2900/427139; https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/d5f35b6f-e139-40a8-bed0-26f452f2fd74; https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/49990902/community_engagement_guidance.pdf

This guidance document was developed in the context of EU Decision 1082/2013/EU on serious cross-border threats to health, and includes findings and guidance derived from an ECDC project on community preparedness (2016–2019). This comprised of a: • a literature review • case studies on community engagement during tick-borne disease events in Spain (Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, or CCHF) and the Netherlands (Tick-Borne Encephalitis, or TBE), and on outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in Ireland (Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, or VTEC) and Iceland (norovirus) • an expert consultation on community engagement in public health emergency situations. The resulting empirically-derived guidance on community engagement for public health emergency preparedness is intended for public health authorities in EU/EEA Member States. The guidance is meant to provide step-by-step technical support to Member States who are initiating or professionalising their core community engagement capacity. The guidance is organised according to the three core stages of the preparedness cycle: anticipation, response, and recovery.