Community Engagement for COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: A Rapid Review of the Evidence

Authors: Community Health - Community of Practice: Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Claudia Abreu Lopes, Elizabeth Nyamupachitu-Mago, Rawlance Ndejjo, Vergil de Claro, Alpha A Diallo, Adalbert Tchetchia, Brynne Gilmore

Produced by the Community Health Community of Practice (CH CoP), this rapid evidence review collected key information on the involvement of communities in addressing COVID-19. It highlighted the importance of community engagement (CE) in pandemic response and control and provides a succinct list of key findings.

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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Involvement, Data Collection, Infectious/communicable diseases, Standards and evidence-based guidelines

Resource Type: COVID-19, Research

Year: 2020

Region: Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America (U.S. and Canada), Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Country: Australia, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Global, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Uganda, United States of America, Uruguay