Resilient communities. identification of approaches and evidence for their effectiveness.

Community resilience is ‘the capacity of communities to respond positively to crises …. to adapt to pressures and transform. This piece of work was commissioned by Champs (the Cheshire & Merseyside Public Health collaborative). The aim is to identify and describe different models/ approaches to developing resilient communities and to assess their effectiveness. The approaches identified are summarised here. The full report also includes a comprehensive selection of case studies and a set of recommendations. A literature review was carried out, with searches of various databases, grey literature and information obtained via peer review and from stakeholders. The literature review confirmed that the wider impacts of approaches to building community resilience are difficult to measure and evidence is limited. However, the available evidence is broadly supportive of the potential of such approaches to achieve wider outcomes such as those identified in the report

Support services for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents A report to the Teenage Pregnancy Coordinator for Liverpool

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Wirral Joint Public Health Group Evaluation of demonstration projects : Community Healthy Grants Scheme; Leasowe Women's Centre Cookery Classes. Healthy Workplace Grants for Small Businesses

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An investigation of the impact of ‘Living with COVID’ on workplace COVID-19 transmission risk, response and resilience - lessons learnt and future challenges.

BackgroundPrevious research has highlighted links between occupation and risk of COVID-19 transmission and suggests that occupational risk is influenced by covariates including socio-economic status, and deprivation. This study examined the perspectives of local authority teams of how changes in policy and advice, as set out in the UK government report ‘Living with COVID,’ affected COVID-19 transmission risk, response and resilience in workplace settings in Greater Manchester, an area that was disproportionately affected by the pandemic.MethodsThe project, which took place between August and November 2022, undertook a mixed methods approach to incorporate wide-ranging reflections of changes following the publication of ‘Living with COVID’. Quantitative data was collected from local employers (n = 149) and employees (n = 397) using online surveys, and qualitative interview data was collected from Greater Manchester local authority teams (n = 19).ResultsThe research highlighted the inequitable impact of the pandemic on those already experiencing health inequalities, including people on more precarious employment contracts or those who were unable to work from home during the pandemic.The study found that the facilitators that helped local authorities to support employers to manage transmission included clear, detailed and timely national and local guidance, good communication, partnership working, funding, and timely access to data. Barriers to supporting employers included contradictory or confusing national guidance, structural inequalities, lack of funding, and delayed access to data. Interview participants reported that they were now utilising lessons learnt during the pandemic, along with the that partnerships developed, in order to tackle wider health issues and to prepare for future pandemics or health crises.ConclusionThe findings of the study, which concur with previously published research conducted as part of the PROTECT project, highlight the importance of active reflection on the lessons learned during the course of the pandemic. The study draws on PH and EH teams’ perspectives of managing COVID-19 transmission, in an area that was disproportionately affected by the pandemic, in order to add to our understanding of the best ways to ensure preparedness for future pandemics or health crises at a national level