This ‘cohort profile’ aims to provide a description of the study design, methodology, and baseline characteristics of the participants in the Corona Behavioral Unit cohort. This cohort was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the regional public health services. The aim was to investigate adherence of and support for COVID-19 prevention measures, psychosocial determinants of COVID-19 behaviors, well-being, COVID-19 vaccination, and media use. The cohort also examined specific motivations and beliefs, such as for vaccination, which were collected through either closed-ended items or open text responses. In April 2020, 89,943 participants aged 16 years and older were recruited from existing nation-wide panels. Between May 2020 and September 2022, 99,676 additional participants were recruited through online social media platforms and mailing lists of higher education organizations. Participants who consented were initially invited every three weeks (5 rounds), then every six weeks (13 rounds), and since the summer of 2022 every 12 weeks (3 rounds). To date, 66% of participants were female, 30% were 39 years and younger, and 54% completed two or more questionnaires, with an average of 9.2 (SD = 5.7) questionnaires. The Corona Behavioral Unit COVID-19 cohort has published detailed insights into longitudinal patterns of COVID-19 related behaviors, support of COVID-19 preventive measures, as well as peoples’ mental wellbeing in relation to the stringency of these measures. The results have informed COVID-19 policy making and pandemic communication in the Netherlands throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The cohort data will continuously be used to examine COVID-19 related outcomes for scientific analyses, as well as to inform future pandemic preparedness plans.
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Demand Driven Care plays a key role in the modernization of the Dutch health care system. This modernization is needed because a) clients needs for care increases quantitatively as well as in diversity, b) the financial means for collective services are inadequate, c) the accessibility of health care will depend on clients own responsibility, and d) shortage of professional care givers is foreseen. In the Netherlands, the need for professional care givers increases with an average of 2% every year. Demand Driven Care is an instrument for liberalization of public activities. The Faculty Chair Demand Driven Care focuses on those activities that will contribute to sufficient care supply. Within the program of the chair, activities are executed under the theme of Integrated Care, Substitution, Patient Centred Care, and Home Care Technology with an emphasis on gerontechnology. The Faculty Chair wants to contribute to a better integration and coherence in care. So that clients live and function independently as long as possible and are able to enhance their self management. In addition, health care professionals should be aware of demand driven processes and should have a demand driven attitude towards clients.
WIJS (Wijk Inzet door Jongeren en Studenten) is een samenwerkingsverband van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen, de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, stichting WIJ Groningen, de gemeente Groningen en de regionale opleidingscentra Noorderpoort en Alfa-college. WIJS zet (mbo-, hbo- en wo-) studenten van verschillende opleidingen in bij het onderzoeken en oplossen van (complexe) maatschappelijke opgaven in Groningen. Hierdoor versterkt de leefbaarheid van Groningen en haar inwoners en leren studenten van de inwoners en worden betrokken burgers. Het doel van het City Deal Kennis Maken project ‘WIJS de toekomst in’ is het grootschalig en duurzaam verbinden van het onderwijs en onderzoek van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en de Hanzehogeschool Groningen met maatschappelijke opgaven van de stad Groningen. De focus ligt daarbij op structurele inbedding en financiële borging van de reeds succesvol gebleken methode van WIJS in verschillende curricula. De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en de Hanzehogeschool zetten gedurende dit project in op het grootschalig betrekken van studenten, docenten en onderzoekers van zo veel mogelijk faculteiten en interdisciplinaire onderwijs- en onderzoeksprogramma's (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) en op het leggen van meer verbindingen met vakgroepen en lectoraten (Hanzehogeschool Groningen). Daarnaast zal er gezamenlijk worden ingezet worden op het uitbreiden van WIJS naar meer locaties in de stad als ook in de provincie Groningen. Voor zowel de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen als de Hanzehogeschool geldt dat er binnen deze instellingen reeds diverse initiatieven zijn voor het verbinden van onderwijs en onderzoek aan de samenleving. Met behulp van focusgroepen zal het Business Model Canvas worden gevuld. Aanvullende input zal worden gehaald uit de opbrengsten van vele tussentijdse gesprekken met diverse potentiële interne en externe samenwerkingspartners. Aan het einde van het project liggen er twee implementatieplannen, inclusief financieringsmodellen, op instellingsniveau.
