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Health and Society Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Health and Society Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Children and Families

Community Relations

Culture and Sport

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Is Northern Ireland ‘Open’ for business? Examining the social and economic impact of sporting events

This article draws on recent experiences of Government-funded sporting events in Northern Ireland (NI), highlighting a number of those events, in particular their economic and social benefits. Such past…
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Measuring museum success: How and why?

Northern Ireland (NI) currently has 44 Accredited museums. But how does this compare with elsewhere and how should we go about assessing whether our museums are performing well? This…
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Childhood obesity and inactivity – a lifelong problem?

By Lesley-Ann Black & Dan Hull This article examines levels of childhood obesity and inactivity in our children in Northern Ireland and asks what more can be done to…

Equality

Health and Social Care

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COVID-19: How is testing and contact tracing being used in Northern Ireland and beyond?

Dr Janice Thompson and Sinéad McMurray   This article is based on information extracted from the RaISe briefing paper: Testing for Sars-CoV-2 in the UK; and the Use of…
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Loneliness: What is it and what can be done about it?

Although loneliness and social isolation are often reported synonymously, they are in fact distinct concepts. A person who is isolated may not necessarily be lonely, and conversely, it is…

Where are we on the COVID-19 curve?

  Most of us by now understand the need to ‘flatten the curve’ in order to reduce the number of overall cases of COVID-19 and to keep the peak…

Housing

Immigration

Third Sector

Welfare

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