Australian-first research study ‘Learnings from a pandemic - connecting with communities in social housing’
- Tuesday 16 August 2022
- Written by Nicole
Bendigo Community Health Services today joined Swinburne University of Technology, Connect Health and Community, Star Health, Merri Health and Peninsula Health to launch the Australian-first research study ‘Learnings from a pandemic - connecting with communities in social housing’.
The five community health organisations worked with Swinburne to undertake research into the lived experiences of social housing residents and managers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Each organisation was responsible for delivering the High-Risk Accommodation Response program, which was co-designed by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing and community health providers across the state, to engage with and respond to the needs of vulnerable communities during the multiple COVID peaks and outbreaks in these settings.