Mags Murray, Programme Manager, HSC R&D Division
Understanding COVID-19: Viewpoints
![A parent and child cuddling on a sofa](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Looking%20after%20our%20own%20and%20our%20children%E2%80%99s%20emotions%20small.png)
As we navigate through these changing and challenging times, we are dealing with work interruptions, family disruptions, health concern. None of us is immune to increased stress and anxiety, and this can affect our ability to adapt to a ‘new normal’.
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In the week we celebrate World Hepatitis Day, Linda Wylie, PHA, and Aaron Carlyle, Director at Solas Pharmaceuticals Ltd discuss the continued delivery of the Needle & Syringe Exchange Scheme (NSES) during Covid-19.
![Flattening the curve](/sites/default/files/2020-07/getting%20ahead%20of%20the%20curve%202.png)
Rachel Spiers, Senior Epidemiological Scientist and Lynsey Patterson, Head of Health Protection Surveillance.
![Stress control infographic](/sites/default/files/2020-07/infographic%20updated.png)
Dr Kevin Dyer, psychology lead for Health and Social Care Trauma Network, HSCB
![Child social distancing](/sites/default/files/2020-07/Children%20and%20the%20COVID-19%20pandemic%201.jpg)
Dr Claire Neill, Specialty Registrar in Public Health, and Maurice Meehan, Head of Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement (Northern), PHA
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Food, mood and wellbeing, particularly during times of stress, by Laura Taylor and Danny Sinclair, PHA Health Improvement.
![Dr John Snow](/sites/default/files/2020-07/Dr%20John%20Snow.png)
Dr Claire Neill, Specialty Registrar in Public Health, PHA and