TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19, inequality and older people:
T2 - Developing community-centred interventions
AU - Phillipson, Christopher
AU - Yarker, Sophie
AU - Lang Reinisch, Luciana
AU - Doran, Patty
AU - Goff, Mhorag
AU - Buffel, Tine
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: The work of Christopher Phillipson, Sophie Yarker, Patty Doran and Mhorag Goff has been supported by the Centre for Ageing Better, Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organi‐ sation, and Manchester City Council. Tine Buffel’s work has been supported by the Leverhulme Trust (RL‐2019‐011).
Funding Information:
The work of Christopher Phillipson, Sophie Yarker, Patty Doran and Mhorag Goff has been supported by the Centre for Ageing Better,Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation, and Manchester City Council. Tine Buffel’s work has been supported by the Leverhulme Trust (RL-2019-011).
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PY - 2021/7/29
Y1 - 2021/7/29
N2 - This paper considers the basis for a ‘community-centred’ response to COVID-19. It highlights the pressures on communities weakened by austerity, growing inequalities, and cuts to social infrastructure. This paper examines the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on low-income communities, whilst highlighting the extent to which they have been excluded from debates about policies to limit the spread of COVID-19. This paper examines four approaches to assist the inclusion of neighbourhoods in strategies to tackle the pandemic: Promoting community participation; recruiting advocates for those who are isolated; creating a national initiative for supporting community-centred activity; and developing policies for the long-term. This paper concludes with questions which society and communities will need to address given the potential continuation of measures to promote physical distancing.
AB - This paper considers the basis for a ‘community-centred’ response to COVID-19. It highlights the pressures on communities weakened by austerity, growing inequalities, and cuts to social infrastructure. This paper examines the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on low-income communities, whilst highlighting the extent to which they have been excluded from debates about policies to limit the spread of COVID-19. This paper examines four approaches to assist the inclusion of neighbourhoods in strategies to tackle the pandemic: Promoting community participation; recruiting advocates for those who are isolated; creating a national initiative for supporting community-centred activity; and developing policies for the long-term. This paper concludes with questions which society and communities will need to address given the potential continuation of measures to promote physical distancing.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Community participation
KW - Inequality
KW - Low income
KW - Older people
KW - Social infrastructure
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85111771039&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18158064
DO - 10.3390/ijerph18158064
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1660-4601
IS - 15
M1 - 8064
ER -