Communities Can: A collaborative approach
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ONE Colchester
The ONE Colchester Partnership takes a system leadership approach bringing public and voluntary sectors together with key partners and citizens, to ensure a collaborative approach maximising opportunities for Colchester, with a focus on health and wellbeing, community safety and an inclusive economy.
The response to the pandemic proved this, with an approach that mobilised the strengths and assets that exist within our communities around a common goal, we aim to build on this approach for the future.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had and will continue to have a profound impact on our communities and the way in which we work together to serve them. Just prior to the pandemic, the report ‘Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years on’ highlighted that across England, inequalities have continued to grow and blight communities such as ours. This situation has been compounded by COVID-19 and existing inequalities in Colchester are likely to be exacerbated.
The pandemic has not affected all equally. The way in which communities themselves and organisations that serve and represent our communities were able to come together, put boundaries aside and work to a common goal, provided clear evidence of the strength and effectiveness of this approach. This collaboration, together with our focus on reducing inequalities, will allow us to (echoing the title of the December 2020 COVID-19 Marmot Review) 'build back fairer'.
The development of our approach
ONE Colchester partners recognise the need to listen, learn and collaborate. Our aim is to develop an approach that puts improved health and wellbeing at its heart.The response to the pandemic proved this, with an approach that mobilised the strengths and assets that exist within our communities around a common goal, we aim to build on this approach for the future.
Stages of development
Research and insight, including:- 'Asset mapping' undertaken by Community 360.
- In-depth research on community assets in our area led by Anglia Ruskin University.
- The State of Life survey on the impact of the pandemic on our communities.
- The latest data from the Indices of Multiple Deprivation, Public Health England and others.
- Engagement and collaboration between partners.
- Our strategy for connected communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had and will continue to have a profound impact on our communities and the way in which we work together to serve them. Just prior to the pandemic, the report ‘Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years on’ highlighted that across England, inequalities have continued to grow and blight communities such as ours. This situation has been compounded by COVID-19 and existing inequalities in Colchester are likely to be exacerbated.
The pandemic has not affected all equally. The way in which communities themselves and organisations that serve and represent our communities were able to come together, put boundaries aside and work to a common goal, provided clear evidence of the strength and effectiveness of this approach. This collaboration, together with our focus on reducing inequalities, will allow us to (echoing the title of the December 2020 COVID-19 Marmot Review) 'build back fairer'.
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