Links to Resources
This section of the Toolkit provides links to resources for community engagement generally, and by topic areas that may be important in your community.
Community Engagement
WHO community engagement framework for quality, people-centred and resilient health services (WHO)
Role of community engagement in situations of extensive community transmission of COVID-19 (WHO-WPRO)
Community engagement and social mobilization (WHO)
Community participation in local heath and sustainable development – Approaches and Techniques (WHO)
A guide to community engagement frameworks for action on the social determinants of health and health equity (NCCDH, Canada)
Principles of community engagement (CTSA Community Engagement Key Function Committee Task Force, USA)
An introduction to engagement (Book 1) (State Government of Victoria, Australia)
The engagement planning workbook (Book 2) (State Government of Victoria, Australia)
The engagement toolkit (Book 3) (State Government of Victoria, Australia)
Community planning toolkit (Community Places, UK)
The community development facilitator’s guide (Human Resources Development Canada)
A Red Cross Red Crescent Guide to Community Engagement and Accountability (ICRC, IFRC)
Community engagement and accountability toolkit (IFRC)
Community capacity strengthening guide (Save the Children)
Health Security
Role of community engagement in situations of extensive community transmission of COVID-19 (WHO-WPRO)
Building on existing networks for community engagement in health emergencies (WHO-WPRO)
COVID-19 Planning Guide for Adapting RCCE as Public Health and Social Measures Shift (GOARN RCCE Working Group)
Community Engagement for COVID-19 IPC: A Rapid Review of the Evidence (Community Health CoP)
Strengthening Preparedness for COVID-19 in Cities and Urban Settings (WHO)
Social mobilization in public health emergencies: preparedness, readiness and response (WHO)
COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (WHO-PAHO)
COVID-19 RCCE Toolkit for Humanitarian Actors (READY, USA)
Guide to Community Engagement in Wash: A practitioner’s guide, based on lessons from Ebola (OXFAM)
Handbook on Community-Led Total Sanitation (Plan)
Non-communicable Diseases and Ageing
A conceptual framework for action on the social determinants of health (WHO)
Global action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013-2020 (WHO)
Mental health action plan 2013 – 2020 (WHO)
The Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health (WHO)
Tools for implementing WHO PEN (Package of essential noncommunicable disease interventions) (WHO)
Implementation Tools: PEN disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings (WHO)
Stop the global epidemic of chronic disease: a practical guide to successful advocacy (WHO)
Climate Change and Health
WHO global strategy on health, environment and climate change (WHO)
Reaching the Unreached
COVID-19
Actions for consideration in the care and protection of vulnerable population groups for COVID-19 (WHO-WPRO)
Tips for Engaging Communities during COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings, Remotely and In-Person (GOARN RCCE Working Group)
COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communications and community engagement (GOARN RCCE Working Group)
Practical Guidance for RCCE for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, Migrants, and Host Communities Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19 Pandemic (GOARN RCCE Working Group)
Socially marginalized groups and COVID-19 (USAID)
Child and maternal health
Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition (WHO)
WHO Working with individuals, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health (WHO)