New online tool aims to ensure that those most in need get support during pandemic
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Offeryn ar-lein newydd yn anelu at sicrhau bod y rhai sydd â'r angen mwyaf yn cael cefnogaeth yn ystod y pandemig
Mae Map Ymateb i COVID-19 Cymru yn tynnu sylw at ardaloedd lle mae nifer uwch o bobl sy'n agored i COVID-19, yn ogystal ag ardaloedd lle gallai fod llai o gefnogaeth gymunedol ar gael.
Fe'i cynlluniwyd i helpu asiantaethau, sefydliadau cyhoeddus a’r trydydd sector i nodi'n well lle y gallai fod angen rhagor o gefnogaeth.
Datblygwyd y map rhyngweithiol ar y cyd gan Is-adran Ymchwil a Gwerthuso Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Uned Epidemioleg Integreiddiol MRC ym Mhrifysgol Bryste a Sefydliad Alan Turing.
Mae'n gweithio trwy fapio gwybodaeth am fregusrwydd, megis data ar yr achosion o COVID-19 sy’n cylchredeg a nifer y bobl sydd â risg uchel, yn erbyn lefelau cefnogaeth gymunedol a arweinir gan ddinasyddion ledled Cymru, fel y nodwyd trwy ffynonellau cyfryngau cymdeithasol, cymunedau sy’n hunan-drefnu a sefydliadau’r trydydd sector.
Mae'n tynnu sylw at y meysydd lle mae anghydbwysedd posibl rhwng cefnogaeth ac angen, lle gallent elwa ar gymorth ychwanegol.
Dywedodd Dr Alisha Davies, Pennaeth Ymchwil a Gwerthuso Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru:
“Ers dechrau’r pandemig, bu cynnydd enfawr yn nifer y bobl sy’n gwirfoddoli i helpu yn eu cymunedau lleol, o siopa ar gyfer cymdogion oedrannus, i gynnig wyneb cyfeillgar neu gefnogaeth arall.
“Gall dod â data sydd ar gael yn agored ynghylch anghenion a chefnogaeth ynghyd drwy’r offeryn gweledol hwn helpu i lywio trafodaethau ochr yn ochr â deallusrwydd lleol i gyfeirio cefnogaeth i’r grwpiau a’r cymunedau bregus sydd ei hangen fwyaf.
“Er na all unrhyw offeryn unigol roi darlun cynhwysfawr o ymateb cymunedau lleol, efallai na fydd llawer ohono ar-lein, mae'r map hwn yn dangos y posibilrwydd o ddod â gwahanol ffynonellau data ynghyd i helpu i lywio gwybodaeth leol am ymateb gweithredol y gymuned mewn amser real."
Dywedodd Dr Oliver Davis, Athro Cysylltiol a Chymrawd Turing yn Ysgol Feddygol Bryste a Sefydliad Alan Turing:
“Roedd ein grŵp ymchwil yn falch iawn o ddefnyddio ei arbenigedd mewn gwyddor data iechyd i gefnogi Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, ac fe’n calonogwyd i weld bod y data’n dangos bod cymunedau yn helpu ei gilydd yn ystod yr adeg heriol hon. Rydym yn arbennig o falch ein bod wedi gallu cymhwyso egwyddorion gwyddoniaeth agored i helpu pobl eraill sy'n gweithio ar reoli'r achosion o COVID-19."
Gan roi mewnwelediad pellach i'r nifer cynyddol o bobl ledled Cymru sy'n gwirfoddoli, dywedodd Ruth Marks, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru (WCVA): “Rydyn ni wedi gweld ymateb rhyfeddol gan wirfoddolwyr yn ystod yr argyfwng, ac mae dros 33,000 o wirfoddolwyr bellach wedi cofrestru gyda Gwirfoddoli Cymru.
“Mae pobl wedi bod yn gwirfoddoli mewn llawer o ffyrdd. Mae enghreifftiau anhygoel o wirfoddoli anffurfiol ar lefel leol, a hybiau cymorth cymunedol yn cael eu sefydlu a’u cydgysylltu gyda chymorth arbenigol Cynghorau Gwirfoddol Sirol (CVC’s) yn ogystal â rolau gwirfoddoli mwy ffurfiol a gydlynir trwy volunteering-wales.net.
“Bydd yr offeryn map ymateb i COVID-19 nawr yn helpu i sicrhau bod adnoddau’n cael eu dyrannu i’r rhai sydd angen cefnogaeth gwirfoddolwyr wrth i gamau nesaf y pandemig esblygu.”
Gallwch weld Map Ymateb i COVID-19 Cymru ar-lein yma.
English Story
New online tool aims to ensure that those most in need get support during pandemic
The COVID Response Map Wales highlights areas where there are higher numbers of people who are vulnerable to COVID-19, as well as areas where there may be less community support available.
It is designed to help agencies, public and third sector organisations better identify where there may be a need for greater support.
The interactive map was developed jointly by Public Health Wales’ Research and Evaluation Division, the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol and the Alan Turing Institute.
It works by mapping information on vulnerability, such as data on circulating COVID-19 cases and the number of people at high risk, against levels of citizen-led community support across Wales, as identified through social media sources, self-organising communities and third sector organisations.
It highlights the areas where there is a potential imbalance between support and need, where they could benefit from additional support.
Dr Alisha Davies, Head of Research & Evaluation at Public Health Wales, said:
“Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a huge increase in the number of people volunteering to help out in their local communities, from shopping for elderly neighbours, to offering a friendly face or other support.
“Bringing together openly available data on needs and support into this visual tool can help to inform discussions alongside localised intelligence to direct support to the vulnerable groups and communities that need it most.
“Whilst no single tool can provide a comprehensive picture of localised community response, much of which may not be online, this map does demonstrate the potential of bringing together different sources of data to help inform local intelligence on active community response in real time.”
Dr Oliver Davis, Associate Professor and Turing Fellow at Bristol Medical School and the Alan Turing Institute, said:
“Our research group was delighted to use its expertise in health data science in support of Public Health Wales, and we were encouraged to see that the data show communities rallying round in these challenging times. We are especially pleased that we were able to apply the principles of open science to help others working to manage the COVID-19 outbreak.”
Providing further insight into the increasing number of people across Wales stepping forward to volunteer, Ruth Marks, CEO of Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), said: “We’ve seen a remarkable response from volunteers during the crisis, with over 33,000 volunteers now registered on Volunteering Wales.
“There are many ways people have been volunteering. There are incredible examples of informal volunteering at a local level, and community support hubs being established and coordinated with the expert help of County Voluntary Councils (CVC’s) as well as more formal volunteering roles coordinated through volunteering-wales.net.
“The COVID response map tool will now help to ensure that resources are allocated to those who need volunteer support as we continue into the next phases of the pandemic.”
You can view the COVID Response Map Wales online here.
