The COVID-19 lockdown reduced human mobility and led to immediate insights into how humans impact nature. Yet the strongest ecological impacts are likely to come. As we emerge from the pandemic, governments should avoid prioritizing short-term economic gains that compromise ecosystems and the services they provide humanity. Instead, the pandemic can be a pivot point for societal transformation to value longer term ecosystem and economic sustainability.
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BMC Health Serv Res
December 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
Background: The global burden of mental illness is substantial, with depression impacting close to 300 million people worldwide. This has been exacerbated within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, in many low- and middle-income countries including Vietnam, there is a substantial treatment gap, with many requiring mental health care unable to access it.
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December 2024
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Introduction: Violence against women (VAW) during the COVID-19 pandemic was described as the 'shadow pandemic' with an increase in reports of VAW. As countries now focus on becoming more resilient to future pandemics, it is critical to understand what we learnt about evidence on VAW burden, prevention, and response during the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO commissioned this scoping review to gain an understanding of the research evidence on VAW during COVID-19 and to inform future pandemic preparedness efforts.
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December 2024
Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States; HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, United States; Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
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December 2024
HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA; John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School and The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
The restructuring of an upper division biochemistry lab capstone course intended for biochemistry students with a range of laboratory experience was explored. A goal of the course was to give students practice with necessary skills needed for an entry level general position in biotechnology. The immediate impact of the online capstone course mandated by the COVID-19 pandemic limited students on learning essential hands-on research skills but evolved during the transition back to in-person instruction to include more elements of in-person practice.
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