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Outbreak Management (Test and Trace) Funding: Community Engagement and Community Hubs
The Director of Public Health has identified
community engagement, including the network of volunteer hubs as
having an important role in local preparedness and resilience in
response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The network of engagement will
support and coordinate volunteering, including local welfare
support, amplify campaign messaging and support outbreak
management. The network will further strengthen our local eyes and
ears for prevention and response, Consistent and regular public
communication is essential in both preventing and managing local
outbreaks of Covid -19. The engagement network will work closely
with the Director of Public Health and the Bristol Public Health
Team.
Funding is from the ring fenced Outbreak Management (Test and Trace
Fund) and will pay for communications, campaigns and public
messaging to support outbreak prevention and outbreak
control.
The Outbreak Management Fund is a ring fenced grant to be used for
the specific purpose of managing the local response to Covid-19, as
described in the Local Outbreak Management Plan
The Director of Public Health, with the Chief Executive Officer, is
responsible for advising the authority in relation to the Outbreak
Management Plan and associated funding.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/08/2020
Decision due: 30 Jul 2020 by Director: Communities & Public Health
Lead member: Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Children’s Services, Education and Equalities
Contact: Jacqui Jensen, Executive Director - Adults, Children and Education (DCS) Email: Jacqui.Jensen@bristol.gov.uk.
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