This webinar took place in English. The ubiquitous anti-Black racism within law enforcement has led to the loss of many innocent Black lives at the hands of police officers. Andrew Loku, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Regis Korchinski-Paquet and George Floyd are among the many Black lives that […]
In this statement, written by Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh on behalf of the NCCDH team, the NCCDH calls for action regarding the ongoing structural racism demonstrated in anti-Black police violence. This action demands that the public health sector transforms its institutions in the short and long term to be fully committed to ending racial injustice.
This policy statement by the American Public Health Association (APHA) describes the historical roots and research behind law enforcement violence against people of colour. The statement positions this as an urgent and longstanding public health issue.
This journal article from Rose et al. presents data from England indicating that insufficient income and ethnicity cause increased risk for COVID-19 mortality. The study is meant to inform the development of government control and recovery measures.
This podcast from Media Indigena discusses the intersection of colonialism and structural vulnerability to COVID-19.
This brief report from the Berkeley Media Studies Group offers guidelines and suggested public health actions to address discrimination and racism due to COVID-19.
This website repository from the Network for the Advancement of Black Communities offers resources related to housing, education, mental health, and other equity implications of COVID-19 for racialized communities.
This resource hub from the Center for Urban and Racial Equity offers a variety of resource types related to financial assistance, working conditions, healthcare access and policy actions for communities most vulnerable to the negative effects of COVID-19.
This report from the China International Famine Relief Commission (CIFRC), United Nations International Child Education Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) discusses ways to prevent and address the social stigma that is associated with COVID-19.
This statement from Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change describes the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples and people of colour.
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