The COVID-19 research and resource collection has been collated as part of a debrief on the NSW public health response to:
Resources in this section focus on various aspects of the public health response for Aboriginal people, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, residential aged care facilities, correctional settings and educational settings.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, these priority population groups and settings in NSW required a more targeted public health response due to an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission and/or an increased risk of negative health outcomes following COVID-19 infection.
Allan J, Kleinschafer J, Saksena T, Rahman A, Lawrence J, Lock M. A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):1276. A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications
Graham S, Blaxland M, Bolt R, Beadman M, Gardner K, Martin K, Doyle M, Beetson K, Murphy D, Bell S, Newman CE. Aboriginal peoples’ perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines and motivations to seek vaccination: a qualitative study. BMJ Global Health. 2022; 7(7):e008815. Aboriginal peoples' perspectives about COVID-19 vaccines and motivations to seek vaccination: a qualitative study
Wilson‐Matenga G, Campbell M, Katterl R, Ellis E, Skeen R. Partnership, trust and respect: NSW's response to COVID‐19 among Aboriginal people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2021; 45(4):315. Partnership, trust and respect: NSW's response to COVID-19 among Aboriginal people
Ayre J, Muscat DM, Mac O, Batcup C, Cvejic E, Pickles K, Dolan H, Bonner C, Mouwad D, Zachariah D, Turalic U. Main COVID-19 information sources in a culturally and linguistically diverse community in Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional survey. Patient education and counseling. 2022; 105(8): 2793-2800. Main COVID-19 information sources in a culturally and linguistically diverse community in Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional survey
Healey SJR, Ghafournia N, Massey PD, Andrich K, Harrison J, Taylor K, Bolsewicz K. Ezidi voices: The communication of COVID-19 information amongst a refugee community in rural Australia- a qualitative study. Int J Equity Health. 2022 Jan 21;21(1):10. Ezidi voices: The communication of COVID-19 information amongst a refugee community in rural Australia- a qualitative study
Healey SJR, Ghafournia N, Massey PD, Andrich K, Harrison J, Taylor K, Bolsewicz K. Factors contributing to the sharing of COVID-19 health information amongst refugee communities in a regional area of Australia: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2022; 22(1):1434. Factors contributing to the sharing of COVID-19 health information amongst refugee communities in a regional area of Australia: a qualitative study
Ioannides S, Hess I, Lamberton C, Luisi B, Gupta L. Engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse communities during a COVID-19 outbreak: a NSW Health interagency public health campaign. Public Health Research and Practice. 2022; 32342215. Engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse communities during a COVID-19 outbreak: a NSW Health interagency public health campaign.
Muscat DM, Ayre J, Mac O, Batcup C, Cvejic E, Pickles K, Dolan H, Bonner C, Mouwad D, Zachariah D, Turalic U. Psychological, social and financial impacts of COVID-19 on culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia. BMJ open. 2022; 12(5):e058323. Psychological, social and financial impacts of COVID-19 on culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia
Seale H, Harris-Roxas B, Heywood A, Abdi I, Mahimbo A, Chauhan A, Woodland L. Speaking covid-19: supporting covid-19 communication and engagement efforts with people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. BMC Public Health. 2022; 22(1257). Speaking COVID-19: supporting COVID-19 communication and engagement efforts with people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Thomas S, Bolsewicz K, Latta R, Hewitt J, Byles J, Durrheim D. The Impact of Public Health Restrictions in Residential Aged Care on Residents, Families, and Staff During COVID-19: Getting the Balance Right. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. 2022; 13:1-20. The Impact of Public Health Restrictions in Residential Aged Care on Residents, Families, and Staff During COVID-19: Getting the Balance Right
Zheng A, Govindasamy LS, Thomas J, Branley J, Craig AT, Douglas M. Lessons from a successful public health response to COVID‐19 in a New South Wales residential aged care facility, 2020. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2021; 45(1):13. Lessons from a successful public health response to COVID-19 in a New South Wales residential aged care facility, 2020
Blogg J, McGrath C, Galouzis J, Grant L, Hoey W. Lessons learned from keeping NSW’s prisons COVID-free. International Journal of Prisoner Health. 2021; 17(3). Lessons learned from keeping NSW's prisons COVID-free
Hampton S, Weston KM, McCarthy LR, Mackinnon T. Pandemics in New South Wales prisons: the more things change... Communicable diseases intelligence. 2021; 45. Pandemics in New South Wales prisons: the more things change....
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Macartney K, Quinn HE, Pillsbury AJ, Koirala A, Deng L, Winkler N, Katelaris AL, O'Sullivan MV, Dalton C, Wood N, Brogan D. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian educational settings: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2020; 4(11):807-16. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Australian educational settings: a prospective cohort study
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS). COVID-19 in educational settings [Internet]. Sydney (AU): NCIRS; 2022. Available from: COVID-19 in educational settings
Read case studies on the public health response for priority population groups and settings during the COVID-19 pandemic in NSW.
