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Community Involvement in COVID-19 Management: A Central Component of Comprehensive Public Health Responses to COVID-19 and Future Health Crises
Authors: Aghakhani, Nader; Ewalds-Kvist, Beatrice Marianne; Azami, Mehdi; Rarani, Saeid Amini
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Publishing place: CAMBRIDGE
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Journal name in source: DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
Journal acronym: DISASTER MED PUBLIC
Article number: e327
Volume: 18
Number of pages: 2
ISSN: 1935-7893
eISSN: 1938-744X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.301
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.301
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is highly contagious, with symptoms such as myalgia, cough, fever, and weakness, posing a greater risk to older adults and individuals with chronic conditions. Effective management requires meaningful community involvement to reduce health inequalities and ensure people-centered health care. Engaging local voices, including leaders, health care professionals, and vulnerable populations, enhances decision-making, transparent communication, and resource mobilization. A whole-community approach, involving collaboration across various sectors, strengthens prevention, testing, and recovery efforts. By prioritizing vulnerable groups and adapting interventions to local contexts, community engagement plays a vital role in addressing the pandemic's challenges and building a resilient health care system. This strategy not only aids in managing the current crisis but also prepares public health systems for future emergencies, emphasizing equity and comprehensive public health responses.
The COVID-19 pandemic is highly contagious, with symptoms such as myalgia, cough, fever, and weakness, posing a greater risk to older adults and individuals with chronic conditions. Effective management requires meaningful community involvement to reduce health inequalities and ensure people-centered health care. Engaging local voices, including leaders, health care professionals, and vulnerable populations, enhances decision-making, transparent communication, and resource mobilization. A whole-community approach, involving collaboration across various sectors, strengthens prevention, testing, and recovery efforts. By prioritizing vulnerable groups and adapting interventions to local contexts, community engagement plays a vital role in addressing the pandemic's challenges and building a resilient health care system. This strategy not only aids in managing the current crisis but also prepares public health systems for future emergencies, emphasizing equity and comprehensive public health responses.
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