This article by Liu, et al describes the disproportionately high rate of recently homeless Ontarians to experiencing an emergency department visit due to drug overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic re-opening.
This report by the Samji et al. summarizes evidence on the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the social determinants of health and wellbeing of young adults in British Columbia.
This journal article by Hassen discusses three considerations for equitable built environment interventions in the context of social distancing and pandemic related restrictions.
This commentary by Bautista and Wilson summarizes the impact of COVID-19 on social determinants of health for Indigenous communities, including a discussion of the role of community health leaders to mitigate inequities.
This journal article by Brown et al. describes the experience of people with disabilities who are admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 both during and after the hospital experience.
This report by A Way Home Canada and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness summarizes survey data from workers in the youth-serving sector across Canada on youth homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This report chapter from the National Advisory Council on Poverty describes the impact of COVID-19 on people living in poverty in Canada, including inadequacy of benefits, challenges working in caring professions, inadequacy of long term care, housing and homelessness.
This report from Migrant Workers Alliance for Change describes the impact of Canada’s immigration system, temporary work programs, and the agri-food industry on migrant workers’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes calls to action to address the determinants of health that disproportionately harm migrant workers.
This article from the Xia et al. describes the geographic concentration of COVID-19 cases in 4 Canadian provinces, and the importance of geographic considerations to guide resource and service allocation to address the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on marginalized communities across Canada.
Explore perspectives on power, and specifically the various ways that power influences, frames or directs public health efforts. We will unpack the many shapes that power can take and the mechanisms through which power reasserts itself following disruptions to maintain the status quo.
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