As our COVINFORM project comes to an end we would like to take the opportunity to highlight some of our outputs. COVINFORM was put in place in November 2020 due to the unprecedented experiences of each and everybody with COVID-19. Due to the novelty of government,...
In Part A of this article, we introduced the COVINFORM Dashboard. We talked about how the Risk Assessment framework presented in the Dashboard is composed of four domains: Threat, Vulnerabilities, Consequences, and Resilience, and how each of these domains are composed of multiple ‘indicators’. In...
The COVINFORM project examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the EU and the UK. A key output of the project is the Risk Assessment Dashboard which allows users, such as researchers, academics and policymakers, to explore the COVINFORM Risk Score. The COVINFORM Risk Score...
How did EMS responders in different countries, positions, and life stages experience an unprecedented health crisis? In June and July 2023, COVINFORM partners Magen David Adom (MDA: https://www.mdais.org/en) and S.A.M.U.R. Proteccion Civil (SAMUR: https://www.madrid.es/samur) conducted participatory interventions to explore this question. Specifically, the partners organised workshops...
How did EMS responders in different countries, positions, and life stages experience an unprecedented health crisis? In June and July 2023, COVINFORM partners Magen David Adom (MDA: https://www.mdais.org/en) and S.A.M.U.R. Proteccion Civil (SAMUR: https://www.madrid.es/samur) conducted participatory interventions to explore this question. Specifically, the partners organised workshops...
Syndemic view: What it is & how it is relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: The concept of syndemic was coined by medical anthropologist Merrill Singer in the 90s to describe the way epidemics can overlap with social and cultural problems in a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an imminent, continuous, and unprecedented healthcare challenge, which expanded in a disproportional rate worldwide. The governmental structures attempting to mitigate the socio-economic and health challenges which emerged first utilised and implemented pre-existing and contemporary policies, but later adopted practices which...
In Germany, shortly after the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic and the decision by politicians to protect the population through far-reaching restrictions, criticism and resistance arose among citizens. Particularly on the topic of vaccination – and the possibility of compulsory vaccination – a sense...
History of urban planning and relation to health crises For a long time, the history of urban design in many European countries has evolved in response to infectious diseases. In ancient Rome, the first sewerage system was created to respond to diseases like dysentery and...
On 24 February 2022 at the latest, a long-simmering crisis in Europe became acute. Since this day, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a wide range of direct and indirect effects on people's everyday lives across Europe. Recent surveys by COVINFORM partner SINUS-Institut answers some...
