Recovery, Renewal, Resilience

Lessons for Resilience

Consider assessment of the health seeking behaviours of certain populations
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Public protection
Vulnerable people
Content:

Local government should assess the health seeking behaviours of certain populations within their community. Health seeking behaviours will impact the success of disease suppression as behaviours impact access and understanding of public health measures (lessons from influenza A/H5N1 and 'swine influenza' A/H1N1).

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Consider capitalising on new volunteer-to-volunteer relationships
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Volunteers
Content:

Local government should capitalise on new volunteer-to-volunteer relationships, to help provide multi-sectoral delivery of services and to build connections with vulnerable groups that they may have previously struggled to engagement with. For example, foodbanks could partner with organisations to combat wider issues of discrimination.

Reference: Team Rubicon, USA

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  • United States of America

Consider capitalising on the digital revolution in volunteering
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Volunteers
Content:

Local government should capitalise on the digital revolution in volunteering by developing apps, utilising online campaigns, digital marketing and webinars for training sessions. This can help to support recovery and ongoing resilience activities as the public become more connected and engaged with local government and their communities.

Reference: American Red Cross, USA

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  • United States of America

Consider early implementation of psychological support
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Vulnerable people
Volunteers
Content:

Local government should provide early implementation of psychosocial support to build mental health provisions that can meet demands later on in recovery. Psychosocial support can be delivered on a self-selection basis, volunteers can be used to process this information.

Reference: State Volunteer Coordinator, USA

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  • United States of America

Consider offering COVID-19 tests to volunteers
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Volunteers
Content:

Local governments should test volunteers to see if they are infected with COVID-19, and the potential for track and trace, to the risk of resurgence or infection, especially in the vulnerable populations they support. Collecting this information can help to model the transmission of the virus.

Reference: American Red Cross , USA

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  • United States of America

Consider online training for response volunteers
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Volunteers
Content:

Local government should capitalise on new volunteer-to-volunteer relationships, to help provide multi-sectoral delivery of services and to build connections with vulnerable groups that they may have previously struggled to engagement with. For example, foodbanks could partner with organisations to combat wider issues of discrimination.

Reference: State Volunteer Coordinator, USA

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  • United States of America

Consider providing additional psychosocial support for stigmatised or marginalised groups
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Vulnerable people
Content:

Local government should provide additional psychosocial support for stigmatised or marginalised groups, those with underlying health conditions, and those that may be part of a marginalised group and have a health condition (i.e. those living with HIV).

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Consider strategies to tackle spikes in gender based violence
Topic:
Communities
Keywords:
Public protection
Vulnerable people
Content:

Local government should identify strategies to tackle spikes in gender based violence as a result of isolation, social distancing and quarantine measures. They should consider requirements for increased social and legal support for elongated/reoccurring lockdowns, and holistic partnerships with the voluntary sector to support and protect those at risk and educate both men and women.

References: Professor from the International Center for Collaborative Research on Disaster Risk Reduction; Hospital Executive; Chief Resilience Officer; UK Local Resilience Forum

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  • China, Korea, Republic of, Italy, United Kingdom