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COVID Data - Canada & US

Canada:

COVID 19: Ethno-Racial Identity & Income Dashboard
From Toronto Public Health (TPH), City of Toronto.
Presents a historical summary of the purpose of the ethno-racial and income COVID dashboard.
Includes socio-demographic data on COVID-19 cases including racial group, income, and household size from May 20, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

United States:

The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Communities
From Data 4 Black Lives (D4BL).
Includes state-level COVID-19 cases and deaths for Black people in the United States. Data extracted from state websites.
The COVID Racial Data Tracker
From the COVID Tracking Project and the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
Includes up-to-date race and ethnicity data on COVID-19 in the United States, by state or territory.

Journal Articles related to Black Communities & Covid-19

Ahmed, R., Jamal, O., Ishak, W., Nabi, K., & Mustafa, N. (2021). Racial equity in the fight against COVID-19: a qualitative study examining the importance of collecting race-based data in the Canadian context. Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines, 7(1), 1-6.
Calvo, D. (2021). “Apart but Together”: Isolation, Connections and Affection Among the Members of Afro-Brazilian Religions During the Covid-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Latin American Religions, 5(1), 25-42.
Dabone, C., Mbagwu, I., Muray, M., Ubangha, L., Kohoun, B., Etowa, E., ... & Etowa, J. (2021). Global food insecurity and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 1-16.
Dryden, O., & Nnorom, O. (2021). Time to dismantle systemic anti-Black racism in medicine in Canada. CMAJ, 193(2), E55-E57.
Etowa, J., Kohoun, B., Etowa, E. B., Kiros, G., Mbagwu, I., Muray, M., ... & Nare, H. (2020). “Leaving no one behind”: COVID-19 Response in Black Canadian Communities. Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse, 2(2), 124-130.
Kemei, J., Tulli, M., Olanlesi-Aliu, A., Tunde-Byass, M., & Salami, B. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Black Communities in Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1580.
Oparah, J. C., James, J. E., Barnett, D., Jones, L. M., Melbourne, D., Peprah, S., & Walker, J. A. (2021). Creativity, resilience and resistance: black birthworkers’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Sociology, 6, 636029.
Roberta, T., Chin-see, R. A., Martyniuk, J., & Djiadeu, P. (2022). The National and Global Impact of Systemic and Structural Violence on the Effective Prevention, Treatment, and Management of COVID-19 in African or Black Communities: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(10), e40381.
Semo, B. W., & Frissa, S. M. (2020). The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for sub-Saharan Africa. Psychology research and behavior management, 713-720.

National Covid-19 Interventions for Black Communities

Alberta: Emergency Covid-19 Food Response – Sinkunia Community Development Organization (SCDO)
Provided support, delivered food and essential household items during the Covid-19 pandemic to one thousand individuals from 326 families
British Columbia: Indigenous & Black Youth Support Fund – Black Youth Initiative
Provided funding and support to Indigenous & Black youth in BC during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario: Black Health Matters Covid-19 National & Transnational Covid-19 Impact, Resistance, and Intervention Strategies Project– Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Trail-blazing research project that collected race-based data during the Covid-19 pandemic to create an intersectional, anti-racist, anti-oppression, Black community health data base that will be used by Black led researchers and community members to share and develop empowerment- centred interventions and strategies to support African/Black communities during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario: Black Health Matters Lab presents: “"How to talk to children about racism and anti-Black racism"
This video educates children about anti-Black racism with age-appropriate language. In this video by the Black Health Matters Lab, view an example of a conversation parents can have with their children.
Quebec: COVID-19: Advocating for resiliency through understanding the differential impacts of COVID-19 for Black Montrealers - Cote-des-Neiges Black Community Association Inc. (CDNBCA)
Administered an online survey to 813 participants in an effort to empower the Black population in Montreal through an innovative collaboration between non-profit, private and research sectors that effectively advocates and makes recommendations for planning and implementation of a response to the intersecting forces of racial disparities, underlying conditions and poverty in the face of the pandemic.

Transnational Covid-19 Interventions for Black Communities

Australia: African Women Australia’s Employment and Social Development Program – African Women Australia Inc.
Ensured that African women in Australia have access to employment and legal information, job skills capacity building and driving lessons to ensure they are ready for employment and social development during and after COVID.
Costa Rica: Covid-19 Report: People of African descent and COVID-19: unveiling structural inequalities in Latin America – Ministry of Health Costa Rica
Published a report that provided recommendations on how to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in its afro-descendant population and communities.
Ethiopia: Covid-19 Prevention – Canadian Physicians for Aid & Relief (CPAR)
The intervention procured large oxygen tanks, regulators, and oxygen administration cannula and masks to increase the hospital’s capacity to administer oxygen therapy resulting in Fitche Hospital having more capacity with regard to oxygen therapy; personal protective equipment; and COVID-19 prevention, preparation, screening, and treatment.
Mexico: A Guide for the care of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples and communities in response to the health emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) - Government of Mexico
The guide outlines how to provide culturally competent care for afro-Mexican communities, detailing appropriate preventative culturally competent measures and how to increase access to information for Afro-Mexican communities during COVID-19.
Trinidad and Tobago - #InThisTogether Food Bank Initative – bpTT
Over 300 families across Tobago and over 1,700 persons from Mayaro country in Trinidad received food support during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of bpTT’s InThisTogether intervention to support the national community as Trinidad and Tobago.

More COVID-19 information

COVID-19 Resources for Patients and Families: Black Communities & COVID-19
From University Health Network (UHN).
COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) Information Guide
From Gerstein Science Information Centre.

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