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Big Events theory and measures may help explain emerging long-term effects of current crises.
Friedman, Samuel R; Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K; Cerdá, Magdalena; Rossi, Diana; Jordan, Ashly E; Townsend, Tarlise; Khan, Maria R; Perlman, David C.
  • Friedman SR; NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  • Mateu-Gelabert P; Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
  • Nikolopoulos GK; Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • Cerdá M; NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  • Rossi D; Intercambios Civil Association and University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Jordan AE; Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
  • Townsend T; NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  • Khan MR; NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  • Perlman DC; Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, New York, NY, USA.
Glob Public Health ; 16(8-9): 1167-1186, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1177225
ABSTRACT
Big Events are periods during which abnormal large-scale events like war, economic collapse, revolts, or pandemics disrupt daily life and expectations about the future. They can lead to rapid change in health-related norms, beliefs, social networks and behavioural practices. The world is undergoing such Big Events through the interaction of COVID-19, a large economic downturn, massive social unrest in many countries, and ever-worsening effects of global climate change. Previous research, mainly on HIV/AIDS, suggests that the health effects of Big Events can be profound, but are contingent Sometimes Big Events led to enormous outbreaks of HIV and associated diseases and conditions such as injection drug use, sex trading, and tuberculosis, but in other circumstances, Big Events did not do so. This paper discusses and presents hypotheses about pathways through which the current Big Events might lead to better or worse short and long term outcomes for various health conditions and diseases; considers how pre-existing societal conditions and changing 'pathway' variables can influence the impact of Big Events; discusses how to measure these pathways; and suggests ways in which research and surveillance might be conducted to improve human capacity to prevent or mitigate the effects of Big Events on human health.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Global Health / Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Glob Public Health Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 17441692.2021.1903528

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Global Health / Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Glob Public Health Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 17441692.2021.1903528