Areas of enduring COVID-19 prevalence: drivers of prevalence and mitigating strategies

Catherine Lewis*, Sheena Johnson, Angelique Hartwig, Janet Ubido, Anna Coleman, Nicola Gartland, Atiya Kamal, Amit Gaokar, Christopher J. Armitage, David Fishwick, Martie van Tongeren

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    Original languageEnglish
    Article number1203
    JournalBMC Public Health
    Volume23
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - Dec 2023

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    We would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who were involved in the research, especially the Directors of Public Health who took part in the interviews. We would also like to thank the project steering group, including Professor Andrew Curran, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Professor Martyn Regan, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Eleanor Roaf, Trafford Council, and Professor Arpana Verma, University of Manchester. We would also like to thank Professor Richard Amlot (UKHSA) for editing the reports, Matt Gittins, Sarah Daniels and Laura Byrne for conducting the analysis of differences in infection rates, and Vicky Turner and Helen Kreissl, Thomas Ashton Institute (TAI) for providing administrative support with the research. Armitage is supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NIHR. This work was supported by funding from the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on transmission and environment, managed by the Health and Safety Executive on behalf of HM Government. The contents of this publication, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy. We would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who were involved in the research, especially the Directors of Public Health who took part in the interviews. We would also like to thank the project steering group, including Professor Andrew Curran, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Professor Martyn Regan, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Eleanor Roaf, Trafford Council, and Professor Arpana Verma, University of Manchester. We would also like to thank Professor Richard Amlot (UKHSA) for editing the reports, Matt Gittins, Sarah Daniels and Laura Byrne for conducting the analysis of differences in infection rates, and Vicky Turner and Helen Kreissl, Thomas Ashton Institute (TAI) for providing administrative support with the research. Armitage is supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NIHR.

    Keywords

    • Community engagement
    • COVID-19
    • Deprivation
    • Employment
    • Health inequalities
    • Partnership working

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