Understanding COVID-19: Viewpoints

Care homes

By Dr Claire Neill, Specialty Registrar in Public Health, Public Health Agency. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.

Delivering medication

Joanne Morgan, Director, Community Development and Health Network and Danny Sinclair, PHA, on the important role of volunteers in delivering medication. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click

Home accident prevention

Hilary Johnston, PHA, and Pauline Herbison, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), discuss a way we can all help reduce pressure on the health service during lockdown.

Volunteering graphic

A reflection on volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic from Denise Hayward, CEO, Volunteer Now, and Maurice Meehan, PHA. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.

Contact tracing graphic

Brendan Bonner, PHA, considers COVID-19 contact tracing. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.

Elevate NI logo

Paul Braithwaite, Community Foundation, and Maurice Meehan, Public Health Agency and Building Change Trust Director on how might we ‘Build Back Better’ in Northern Ireland. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.

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Brendan Bonner, Assistant Director at the Public Health Agency, explores the determinants of wellbeing and the protective role they can play against the virus and its effects on communities.

Kindness is contagious

Geraldine Hamilton, HSCB, and Fiona Teague, PHA discuss the important role of kindness and compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.

Scientists in a laboratory

Dr Gail Johnston, Programme Manager, HSC Research & Development Division, discusses the importance of clinical research in the fight against COVID-19. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.

Older woman

Brendan Bonner, Public Health Agency, discusses how a positive self-perception is a key resilience factor in dealing with COVID-19. To view our complete series of COVID-19 blogs, click here.