The COVID-19 Pandemic: Informing Policy Decision-Making for a Vulnerable Population
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted society. Vulnerable populations are at heightened risk for exposure, as well as adverse health and social consequences. Policymakers are operating under difficult circumstances, making crucial policy decisions to maximize impact and mitigate harm, wit...
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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/10859 2023-05-15T16:16:15+02:00 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Informing Policy Decision-Making for a Vulnerable Population Spence, Nicholas Chau, Vivian Farvid, Maryam S. White, Jerry Rasalingam, Paranthaman Loh, Lawrence 2020-10-01 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10859 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10859/8760 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/10859 Copyright (c) 2020 Nicholas Spence, Vivian Chau, Maryam S. Farvid, Jerry White, Paranthaman Rasalingam, Lawrence Loh https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples; 1-37 International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples; 1-37 1916-5781 corona virus pandemic policy community risk social determinants of health COVID-19 well-being vulnerable population inequity Indigenous Peoples First Nations Aboriginal Peoples info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion review-article text 2020 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:52Z The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted society. Vulnerable populations are at heightened risk for exposure, as well as adverse health and social consequences. Policymakers are operating under difficult circumstances, making crucial policy decisions to maximize impact and mitigate harm, with limited scientific evidence. This article examines the pronounced vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to the pandemic. We highlight the importance of moving beyond individual-level risk factors associated with COVID-19 by identifying and classifying Indigenous communities most vulnerable to the pandemic. We propose the use of a social diagnostic tool, the Community Well-Being Index, rooted in the social determinants of health, to predict community vulnerability and potentially guide policy decision-making in the fight against COVID-19. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Western Libraries OJS Canada International Indigenous Policy Journal 11 3 1 37 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted society. Vulnerable populations are at heightened risk for exposure, as well as adverse health and social consequences. Policymakers are operating under difficult circumstances, making crucial policy decisions to maximize impact and mitigate harm, with limited scientific evidence. This article examines the pronounced vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to the pandemic. We highlight the importance of moving beyond individual-level risk factors associated with COVID-19 by identifying and classifying Indigenous communities most vulnerable to the pandemic. We propose the use of a social diagnostic tool, the Community Well-Being Index, rooted in the social determinants of health, to predict community vulnerability and potentially guide policy decision-making in the fight against COVID-19. |
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Informing Policy Decision-Making for a Vulnerable Population |
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