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Preventing And Mitigating The Impacts Of COVID-19 Among Im/Migrants In British Columbia: Rapid Mixed-Methods Data To Inform Policy And Programmes.

  • Funded by Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

  • Principal Investigator

    Shira Goldenberg

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    Simon Fraser University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Internally Displaced and Migrants

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

In BC, migrants make up >25% of residents and are overrepresented in crucial roles as essential workers (eg, temporary foreign workers), yet may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and face barriers to healthcare access. Despite purported shifts to 'universal' coverage for COVID-related care, many im/migrants report severe ongoing inequities, including gaps in healthcare coverage, unsafe living/working conditions, and confusion about how changes are put in practice. Rapid transition to virtual service delivery may also compound inequities due to language or technology barriers. We will use health system data and interviews to understand migrants' experiences with COVID-19 related care and health services coverage to ensure "no one is left behind" in the COVID-19 response and beyond.