Understanding the associations among social vulnerabilities, Indigenous Peoples, and COVID-19 cases within Canadian health regions

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dc.contributor.authorHuyser, Kimberly R.
dc.contributor.authorYellow Horse, Aggie J.
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Katherine A.
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Jaimy
dc.contributor.authorJessome, Mary G.
dc.contributor.authorRonayne, Emma T.
dc.contributor.authorLin, Jonathan C.
dc.contributor.authorDerkson, Jordan
dc.contributor.authorJohnson-Jennings, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-04T22:42:15Z
dc.date.available2022-11-04T22:42:15Z
dc.date.copyright2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIndigenous Peoples are at an increased risk for infectious disease, including COVID-19, due to the historically embedded deleterious social determinants of health. Furthermore, structural limitations in Canadian federal government data contribute to the lack of comparative rates of COVID-19 between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. To make visible Indigenous Peoples’ experiences in the public health discourse in the midst of COVID-19, this paper aims to answer the following interrelated research questions: (1) What are the associations of key social determinants of health and COVID-19 cases among Canadian health regions? and (2) How do these relationships relate to Indigenous communities? As both proximal and distal social determinants of health conjointly contribute to COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous health, this study used a unique dataset assembled from multiple sources to examine the associations among key social determinants of health characteristics and health with a focus on Indigenous Peoples. We highlight key social vulnerabilities that stem from systemic racism and that place Indigenous populations at increased risk for COVID-19. Many Indigenous health issues are rooted in the historical impacts of colonization, and partially invisible due to systemic federal underfunding in Indigenous communities. The Canadian government must invest in collecting accurate, reliable, and disaggregated data on COVID-19 case counts for Indigenous Peoples, as well as in improving Indigenous community infrastructure and services.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net). CoVaRR-Net is funded by an operating grant Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)— Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (FRN# 175622).en_US
dc.identifier.citationHuyser, K. R., Yellow Horse, A. J., Collins, K. A., Fischer, J., Jessome, M. G., Ronayne, E. T., . . . Johnson-Jennings, M. (2022). “Understanding the associations among social vulnerabilities, Indigenous Peoples, and COVID-19 cases within Canadian health regions.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12409. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912409en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912409
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14401
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous communities
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectsocial determinants of health
dc.subjectsocial vulnerability indicators
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.titleUnderstanding the associations among social vulnerabilities, Indigenous Peoples, and COVID-19 cases within Canadian health regionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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