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The unequal impact of COVID-19 on low-income and racialized groups became very evident during the first 18 months of the pandemic. A new study of the experiences of one of the hardest hit communities in Toronto – Spanish-speaking Latin Americans – is now shedding light on what can be done about the barriers to equitable […]
Continue ReadingLearning from the pandemic experiences of Latin Americans in Toronto
This report presents the results of a needs assessment on the impact of COVID-19 on Spanish-speaking Latin Americans residing in the Greater Toronto Area. The need for this research was first identified by members of the Toronto Latin American COVID-19 Task Force in 2021 while advocating for the needs of communities most affected by the […]
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Toronto’s Spanish-speaking Latin American population Download PublicationAssessing Health Inequities: Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Toronto’s Spanish-Speaking Latin American Population
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.