id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-283744-qkvo6cji Marston, Cicely Community participation is crucial in a pandemic 2020-05-04 .txt text/plain 1211 68 46 Community participation is essential in the collective response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), from compliance with lockdown, to the steps that need to be taken as countries ease restrictions, to community support through volunteering. This requires dedicated staff who can help governments engage in dialogue with citizens, work to integrate the response across health and social care, and coordinate links with other sectors such as policing and education. Second, those of us working to address COVID-19 in the health and social care sectors and beyond should look to existing community groups and networks to build coproduction. All societies have community groups that can co-create better pandemic response and health services and politicians must be supported to incorporate these voices. Social mobilization and community engagement central to the Ebola response in west Africa: lessons for future public health emergencies ./cache/cord-283744-qkvo6cji.txt ./txt/cord-283744-qkvo6cji.txt