Public Health England (PHE) and the University College (UCL) London Institute of Health Equity have produced guidance on reducing social isolation across the life course, as summarised in Figure 12.
Figure 12: Reducing social isolation over the life course 6
Box 2: NICE guidance on preventing social isolation in older people: summary recommendations 7
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The Local Government Association (LGA) produced guidance in 2002 and 2004 for local authorities to assess how they are performing against various themes of community cohesion, and to take action to promote a cohesive local area. 8 9 The guidance suggested carrying out a baseline assessment of how well local policies and programmes promote community cohesion (see Box 3 for assessment checklist) and recommends strategies for neighbourhood renewal to cover the following areas: regeneration, sports and cultural services, education, housing and planning, employment and economy, and community safety and policing. In developing these strategies, it is important to engage effectively with local councillors, residents and the voluntary and community sector – including faith communities, children and young people, asylum seekers and refugees or Traveller communities.
More recently the LGA has provided a number of documents to support councils to combat extremism and encourage victims of crime to come forward and report matters to the police in building community cohesion.B Councils play a pivotal role in such challenges.
Box 3: Checklist for local authorities to assess community cohesion 10
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Notes
- http://www.local.gov.uk/community-safety/-/journal_content/56/10180/7878729
- http://www.local.gov.uk/community-safety/-/journal_content/56/10180/7878729
References
- Public Health England and UCL Institute of Health Equity, “Reducing social isolation across the lifecourse,” 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/461120/3a_Social_isolation-Full-revised.pdf (PDF document). [Accessed October 2016].
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NG22, “Older people with social care needs and multiple long term conditions,” 2015.
- Local Government Association, “Community Cohesion – an action guide. Guidance for local authorities.,” 2004.
- Local Government Association, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Commission for Racial Equality, The Inter-Faith Network, “Guidance on Community Cohesion,” 2002. [Online]. Available: http://www.tedcantle.co.uk/publications/006%20Guidance%20on%20Community%20Cohesion%20LGA%202002.pdf (PDF document). [Accessed October 2016].
- Local Government Association, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Commission for Racial Equality, The Inter-Faith Network, “Guidance on Community Cohesion,” 2002. [Online]. Available: http://www.tedcantle.co.uk/publications/006%20Guidance%20on%20Community%20Cohesion%20LGA%202002.pdf (PDF document). [Accessed October 2016].
- Public Health England and UCL Institute of Health Equity, “Reducing social isolation across the lifecourse,” 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/461120/3a_Social_isolation-Full-revised.pdf (PDF document). [Accessed October 2016].
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NG22, “Older people with social care needs and multiple long term conditions,” 2015.
- Local Government Association, “Community Cohesion – an action guide. Guidance for local authorities.,” 2004.
- Local Government Association, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Commission for Racial Equality, The Inter-Faith Network, “Guidance on Community Cohesion,” 2002. [Online]. Available: http://www.tedcantle.co.uk/publications/006%20Guidance%20on%20Community%20Cohesion%20LGA%202002.pdf (PDF document). [Accessed October 2016].
- Local Government Association, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Commission for Racial Equality, The Inter-Faith Network, “Guidance on Community Cohesion,” 2002. [Online]. Available: http://www.tedcantle.co.uk/publications/006%20Guidance%20on%20Community%20Cohesion%20LGA%202002.pdf (PDF document). [Accessed October 2016].