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Read more: Translating evidence into practice during COVID 19: a systematic review of measures used to reduce transmission in nursing homes.
Kate Frazer, Associate Professor, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems Link to report Link to published paper Key Words: Covid-19, long-term care, PPE This paper highlights the evidence of a rapid systematic review of measures in long-term residential care facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. It presents the evidence base for multiple control measures for…
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Read more: Inequalities in the Challenges Affecting Children and their Families during COVID-19 with School Closures and Reopenings: A Qualitative Study
This paper seeks to illuminate the policy implications of Covid-19 school closures and reopenings in Ireland through the voices and experiences of households, which reveals inequalities in terms of access to education and within home settings during school closures.[i] Using these insights, this paper identifies strategies and policy recommendations to mitigate inequalities throughout and beyond…
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Read more: The Impact of ‘Gaisce – The President’s Award’ on Young Adults in Irish Prisons: A Qualitative Evaluation Report
Authors: Silvia Gagliardi, University College Dublin; Orlaith Rice, University College Dublin. The paper is available in pdf here. Key points Introduction and background ‘Gaisce – The President’s Award’ (hereafter Gaisce[2]) is a youth self-development programme in Ireland.[3] Young people who wish to participate in Gaisce must be at least 15 years old and apply before they…
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Read more: The state we are in: inequality in Ireland 2022
TASC (Think-tank Action for Social Change) have published a report. It is available to download HERE.
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Read more: The Pandemic: Two years that have changed Ireland. Part 1: Health, Healthcare and the Labour Market
This is the first in a series of papers that aim to give an overview of some of ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Ireland. This paper examines some the key statistics that illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on Irish society since Ireland’s first confirmed case on 29th February 2020 and it focuses…
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Read more: Advancing women’s economic empowerment in the tourism sector in COVID-19 response and recovery
UN Women have published a report: It is available to download HERE.
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Read more: Gender-Based Violence in Ireland
Violence against women is a “devastatingly pervasive” global issue (WHO, 2021). Data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners shows that one in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner, and that this number has remained largely unchanged since 2011 (WHO, 2021).
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Read more: Facing an infodemic: How Ireland has communicated evidence-informed responses to COVID-19 on social media?
Social media platforms have become a critical communication tool for generating and disseminating information, and are key public communication strategy misinformation.
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Read more: UCD Covid Compared (UCD CoCo) – Displaying Restrictions across the Globe
Robert Cazaciuc, University College Dublin1 Dr. Stephan Köppe, University College Dublin2 Key points UCD CoCo displays Covid-19 related restrictions globally. It is aimed at the general public and journalists. Benefits are simple and regularly updated graphs to initiate policy debates. Limitations are lack of nuance and inadequate display of policy interdependencies. Introduction The UCD CoCo…
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Read more: Social Impact of COVID-19 Survey February 2021: Well-being
Social Impact of COVID-19 Survey February 2021: Well-being is now available from the CSO HERE
