COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we design and deliver care and prevention and demands a rapid and evolving response. Our researchers are playing key roles in generating new knowledge and supporting evidence-based decision making in government and health services, as well as contributing expert opinions to the wider conversation and debate about COVID-19.
Meet Professor Catherine Bennett
Professor Catherine Bennett, a leading infectious disease epidemiologist with the Institute for Health Transformation, has become one of the media’s go-to expert commentators during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to her calm, factual analysis and interpretation of the daily case numbers and all things COVID-related, from masks to testing.
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Ensuring a human rights focus: Exploring how disability services in Victoria are responding to COVID-19
Experiences of receiving or providing maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 social policies: Impacts on food choice and food system experiences among low-income households in Australia
Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on nurses and midwives
