Oxford University Press eBooks,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 323 - 356
Published: Jan. 19, 2023
Abstract
Chapter
8,
‘Criminal
Justice
Issues
and
the
COVID-19
Pandemic’,
examines
some
important
examples
of
significant
changes
in
criminal
justice
systems
that
pandemic
efforts
to
reduce
its
detrimental
impact
have
prompted.
It
also
explores
their
ramifications
for
human
rights
rule
law.
The
chapter
reviews
substantive
aspects
during
pandemic,
including
criminalization
conduct
has
threatened
exacerbate
health
crisis,
shifts
incidence
type
crimes
committed.
In
addition,
this
considers
alterations
procedural
response
pandemic.
particular,
it
disruptions
means
obtaining
legal
assistance,
investigations
allegations
offending,
hearing
law
matters.
discusses,
too,
issues
bail
sentencing
relevant
decision-making
about
incarcerating
those
charged
with,
or
convicted
of,
offending
substantial
risk
transmission
within
prisons.
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
18(1), P. e0278929 - e0278929
Published: Jan. 20, 2023
America’s
unique
response
to
the
global
COVID-19
pandemic
has
been
both
criticized
and
applauded
across
political
social
spectrums.
Compared
other
developed
nations,
U.S.
incidence
mortality
rates
were
exceptionally
high,
due
in
part
inconsistent
policies
local,
state,
federal
agencies
regarding
preventive
behaviors
like
mask
wearing
distancing.
Furthermore,
vaccine
hesitancy
conspiracy
theories
around
safety
have
proliferated
widely,
making
herd
immunity
that
much
more
challenging.
What
factors
of
culture
contributed
significant
impact
pandemic?
Why
we
not
responded
better
challenges
COVID-19?
Or
would
many
people
claim
perfectly
well?
To
explore
these
questions,
conducted
a
qualitative
quantitative
study
Florida
State
University
faculty,
staff,
students.
This
measured
their
perceptions
pandemic,
tied
community,
how
practices
beliefs
individualism
collectivism.
We
found
collectivist
orientations
associated
with
greater
likelihood
masks
consistently,
severe
interruptions
one’s
life
caused
by
concern
for
infecting
others,
higher
levels
trust
medical
professionals
behavioral
guidelines
surrounding
pandemic.
These
associations
largely
persist
even
after
adjusting
affiliation,
which
find
is
also
strong
predictor
behaviors.
PLOS mental health.,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
2(2), P. e0000252 - e0000252
Published: Feb. 7, 2025
Insufficient
attention
has
been
given
to
the
social
aspects
of
HIV
and
mental
health
in
Philippines
despite
their
profound
impact
on
Filipinos,
particularly
gay
bisexual
men
other
who
have
sex
with
men.
Past
evidence
shows
that
these
conditions
are
intertwined,
amplified
by
combined
power
oppression.
Yet,
scholarly
works,
programs,
interventions
focusing
understanding
social,
structural,
political
still
early
stages
Philippines,
calling
for
urgency
tackling
ongoing
epidemics
face.
Therefore,
we
developed
this
essay
following
objectives:
1)
provide
context
overlapping
two
faced
Filipino
men;
2)
illustrate
how
critical
perspectives
such
as
syndemics
intersectionality
can
deepen
our
conditions;
3)
showcase
strategies
integrating
into
research
practice.
Our
aim
is
foster
discussion
use
addressing
advocate
comprehensive,
inclusive,
culturally
informed
research,
broader
community.
Ethnicity and Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 25
Published: March 24, 2025
The
HIV
epidemic
and
COVID-19
are
disproportionately
impacting
Black
communities.
For
women
living
with
(BWLWH),
2020
mandates
(e.g.
stay-at-home
orders)
may
have
had
implications
for
medication
adherence,
engagement
in
care,
mental
health.
In
April
during
spikes
the
US,
thirty
Miami,
FL
participated
qualitative
semi-structured
interviews
that
asked
about
COVID-related
concerns,
Interviews
were
audio
recorded,
transcribed,
coded
using
thematic
content
analysis.
Qualitative
analyses
highlighted
themes
around
concerns
whether
placed
them
at
increased
risk
COVID-19,
feeling
confined
restricted);
health
anxious,
depressed);
adherence
(adhering
to
despite
COVID-19);
care
providers
canceling
appointments,
being
persistent
contacting
providers);
adaptive
coping
cleaning/chores,
watching
series/videos,
seeking/receiving
social
support,
praying/watching
virtual
church
services,
limiting
news
consumption,
distancing
wearing
masks);
minimal
use
of
unhelpful
strategies
substance
use,
eating
more
unhealthy
food);
losses/deaths;
need
financial,
food,
health,
community
level
testing
sites)
resources.
Additionally,
survey
responses
quantitative
measures
indicated
a
significant
portion
(between
20%
47%)
difficulties
such
as
getting
paying
bills,
hand
sanitizer
cleaning
supplies,
communicating
loved
ones,
reduced
wages/work
hours,
transportation
barriers.
Our
findings
indicate
context
orders
BWLWH
moderately
impacted,
shared
symptoms,
voiced
shortfalls
medical
providers.
Further,
exhibited
resilience
regard
while
echoing
additional
resources
structural
interventions.
Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 370 - 370
Published: April 30, 2024
Syndemics,
the
adverse
interaction
of
two
or
more
coterminous
diseases
other
negative
health
conditions,
have
probably
existed
since
human
settlement,
plant
and
animal
domestication,
urbanization,
growth
social
inequality
beginning
about
10–12,000
years
ago.
These
dramatic
changes
in
evolution
significantly
increased
opportunities
for
spread
zoonotic
infectious
denser
communities
with
sanitation
challenges.
In
light
a
growing
body
research
that
indicates
anthropogenic
air
pollution
causes
numerous
threats
to
is
taking
far
greater
toll
on
life
wellbeing
than
had
been
reported,
this
paper
proposes
possibility
now
primary
driver
disease
syndemics.
support
assertion,
reviews
impacts
pollution,
relationship
development
diseases,
reported
cases
pollution-driven
syndemics,
presents
public
recommendations
leveraging
biosocial
insight
syndemic
theory
responding
disease.
