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P113 ‘It’s like somebody does give a shit’ – the relational effects of the emergency response to local needs during the pandemic in Gateshead
BackgroundThe pandemic provides us with a teachable moment – inequalities were exacerbated and now comes the time to understand what transpired in the approaches deployed in crisis, and the implications for a ‘new normal’ in public and community welfare services arrangements . Much of the research literature on community hub interventions focusses on certain topics, such as food; social prescribing; or population subgroups such as older people. Effects have been evaluated on individual diet and BMI outcomes but not on their place in, and impact on, the broader welfare ecosystem.In Gateshead, redeployed local authority, voluntary sector staff, and community volunteers organised emergency relief supported by a central food distribution site and a virtual call centre. As the pandemic unfolded, the emergency response evolved into responding to broader welfare needs.MethodsThis paper will present on findings of a study of emergency relief hubs which operated from March 2020 – March 2022. The aim was to maximise learning from the pandemic and co-create knowledge to shape locally sensitive and sustainable service redevelopment, informed by key concepts of co-production and Human Learning Systems (French, Hesselgreaves et al. 2023). It combines semi-structured resident interviews (n=19); observations of community centres where hubs operated (n= 32 hours); a co-led resident’s workshop (n=3 hours, 12 participants) and four practitioner workshops (n= 45 participants).ResultsOur early findings are divided into resident and practitioner perspectives. In relation to practitioners, indicative themes highlighted the particularities of hyper-local implementation modalities; absence of infrastructure; blurred boundaries between roles in flattened authorising environments; the challenges navigating residents complex lives; and anxieties around their post-pandemic capabilities.Residents uniformly viewed hubs as positive and supportive, centred on responsiveness in terms of timeliness, fairness, and care - creating ‘breathing space’ during tough times; that little things mattered, e.g., asking how are you?, adding treats into food parcels for children, and support with navigating services. Nonetheless, the diverse ways residents accessed the hub was effected by low levels of awareness of their existence. And for some, stigma associated with asking for help impacted when they sought assistance.ConclusionWe consider what might be learnt about locality-based action, the interdependencies that emerged under extreme conditions, and how the experiences of those involved has lessons for local authorities facing significant inequalities, further exacerbated by the cost-of-living crisis.
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Global pandemic threats : a reference handbook
\"Global Pandemic Threats: A Reference Handbook provides all-encompassing coverage that introduces key concepts and traces the history of pandemics, enabling readers to grasp the complexity of the global problem and the difficulties of executing effective solutions. Written in an easy-to-understand manner, it provides a \"go-to\" resource that systematically addresses dozens of diseases of the past as well as re-emergent or newly emerging pathogens that have the potential of becoming pandemics. The book's extensive coverage of past pandemics includes bubonic plague, cholera, influenza, measles, smallpox, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and yellow fever, and the re-emergence of malaria, measles, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, and other contagious diseases. It discusses a broad range of newly emerging viral threats, such as AIDS/HIV, avian flu, anthrax, botulism, Ebola, E. coli, Gulf War syndrome, hanta virus, Lassa virus, Lyme disease, Marburg virus, MERS, MRSA, Ricin, Sin Nombre virus (SNV), and West Nile virus. The work offers perspectives from individuals interested and involved in the fight, including medical professionals and health care workers; profiles of key organizations and persons; a helpful timeline of past and present pandemic outbreaks; and a glossary of key terms and concepts.\" -- Publisher's description
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The pandemic century : one hundred years of panic, hysteria and hubris
Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From pneumonic plague in LA and `parrot fever' in Argentina to the more recent AIDS, SARS and Ebola epidemics, the last 100 years have been marked by a succession of unanticipated outbreaks and scares. Like man-eating sharks, predatory pathogens are always present in nature, waiting to strike; when one is seemingly vanquished, others appear in its place. The Pandemic Century exposes the limits of science against nature, and how these crises are shaped by humans as much as microbes.
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Looking back on Online data Collection Through Mindful Reflection
Reflections emerging from what was learned from conducting online research by using an online survey administered to primary school pupils during the Covid-19 pandemic are presented in this paper. First, a brief review of relevant literature is outlined. Secondly, the advantages and limitations of conducting online research are addressed. An overview of the research process employed including the sample, measures used and procedures employed for ethics clearance are how online research was made possible during a pandemic was explored. The main challenges were: (a) parental engagement and the subsequent collection of consent forms; (b) the actual data acquisition itself. These issues and others are explored through a reflection process using the cycle outlined by Gibbs (1988). The paper also points out how the reflective process was applied throughout the project. The study is focused on how pupils aged between 9 – 11 years perceived their own creative self-concept and their wellbeing at school. In this quantitative study, five hundred and thirty pupils were recruited through their schools following the dissemination of information letters and consent forms. While various advantages emerged from conducting online research, this approach was not without problems. Finally, this study presented an opportunity for learning and growth for the author through a process of reflection and evaluation.
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