Lockdown and active shooter simulations look and feel very different, though people often lump the two practices together.
Articles on Lockdown
Displaying 1 - 20 of 558 articles
Most states have some sort of requirement for a minimum number of lockdown drills a year, but there is no set federal guidance.
The second COVID inquiry report reinforces that pandemics are not only health emergencies but also social crises, requiring attention to cohesion and equity.
When times are tough, household brands and consumer rituals provide a source of comfort, reaffirming family identity and a sense of togetherness.
The World Health Organization is a global body, but decisions affecting New Zealand are made in Wellington, not in Geneva.
Women were often imprisoned with their abusers, making it nearly impossible to escape.
We found physical isolation, represented by the number of lockdown days, did not significantly affect loneliness.
The COVID-19 pandemic did not deter wildlife traffickers from going about their illegal business. Their methods may offer lessons about resilience in crisis scenarios such as climate emergencies.
To minimize the effects of future pandemics, it is not enough that we recognize deficiencies in our responses to COVID-19; we must start to build policies for the next pandemic as soon as possible.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
Lockdowns can have severe impacts on an inmate’s mental and physical health and well-being.
Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
Young people were experiencing increasing rates of loneliness well before the pandemic shut things down.
A new study has studied how the pandemic affected children’s language development
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades, we may debate whether public health responses could have been better. But first we need to understand what public health errors are — and are not.
Government departments, civil society groups and the private sector should pool resources and work together in a co-ordinated manner to prevent violent crime.
The winner of the prestigious Deutsche Börse photography prize documents everyday life in a powerful and creative way.
Our findings suggest lockdown made it harder for us to accurately remember when significant events happened.
Johnson claims he didn’t know pandemic rules were broken when parties were held in Downing Street.
While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.
Top contributors
-
Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
-
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
-
Former Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies, Adjunct Professor in the School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
-
Professor of Philosophy of Science, Durham University
-
Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
-
Senior Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Professor of Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Research Fellow in Health Economics, University of York
-
Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield