What is the Essex Renewal Project The Essex Renewal Project brought together an independent panel of expert commissioners to examine the long-term -impacts of COVID-19, and to make recommendations on the steps required to improve outcomes and exploit future opportunities. The project was sponsored by the University of Essex and Essex County Council on behalf of Essex Partners. The ERP recognised the importance...
This Armed Forces Needs Assessment (AFNA) report forms part of a wider Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) suite of products that provide an overview of the key issues across Essex. The aims of these reports are, to: • Provide key demographics of the armed forces community in Essex • Examine the experiences of the armed forces community in relation to: • Health and...
Essex County Council’s Research and Citizen Insight Team worked with Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) to develop our understanding of communities across Essex. The work – conducted between March and June 2021 - focused on examining the position of different communities across Essex on a national ‘community needs index’. This work allows us to compare communities across Essex, assess local communities...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Essex County Council (ECC) Public Health and Strengthening Communities teams, in partnership with local Facebook Admins, set up the Essex Coronavirus Action Support (ECAS) approach. This initiative is a part of Essex County Council’s wider digital first approach to strengthening communities which has also been applied in other projects addressing mental health needs...
A report setting out the challenges faced around health inequalities prior to the coronavirus pandemic and explores considerations of how COVID-19 may impact on them.