Building Responsive Intersectoral Initiatives for Newcomers in Toronto: Learning from Service Providers’ Experiences in the Context of COVID-19 DOI Creative Commons
Carly Jackson, Shinjini Mondal, Erica Di Ruggiero

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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Abstract Background: Newcomer populations in urban centers experienced an exacerbated effect of COVID-19 due to their precarious living and working conditions. Addressing needs requires holistic care provisioning, including psychosocial support, assistance address food security, educational employment assistance. Intersectoral collaboration between the public community sector can reduce vulnerabilities by these groups. Objective(s): This research explores how sectors collaborated on intersectoral initiatives during pandemic support refugees, asylum seekers, migrants without status Toronto, Ontario, Canada generate lessons for a sustainable response. Methods: The uses participatory governance approach study multiple qualitative cases (a case being initiative). We conducted interviews (n=25) with frontline workers managers, as well municipal/regional/provincial policymakers funders. The data was analyzed thematically inductive approach. Findings: analysis covers four key themes: (1) vulnerable newcomers’ circumstances regarding accessing social determinants health COVID-19; (2) process designing specific interventions target populations’ service access challenges context (3) implementation phase initiatives, any associated learned; finally, (4) long-term potential sustainability initiatives. Conclusion: findings demonstrated that be implemented develop responsive marginalized however, translation beyond settings would require institutional mechanisms bring policy shifts provide bottom-up collaborative

Language: Английский

Entrepreneurship and self-employment among immigrant women in Canada: a narrative review toward an intersectional and intersectoral research agenda DOI
Carolina Gallo Garcia, Lara Gautier,

Marie-Jeanne Blain

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International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 3, 2025

Purpose This article provides a narrative review of recent research on entrepreneurship and self-employment among immigrant women in Canada. The aim was to identify the state-of-the-art, current trends findings existing literature suggest future avenues. Design/methodology/approach Focusing Canadian context, thorough search conducted across four academic databases (EBSCO, ProQuest, Web Science, Cairn) for both peer-reviewed articles grey literature. Fourteen papers one report, published between 2010 2024, were selected analyzed using approach. Findings identified primary challenges faced by entrepreneurs self-employed workers Canada according research. Most comprises qualitative studies utilizing in-depth interviews, primarily focusing specific ethnic groups. Research aimed at developing coordinated policy support services constitutes minority are mostly situated Quebec, highlighting significant gap investigation. Originality/value paper consolidates theoretical empirical approaches female within context. sets stage new avenues further research, particularly inform intersectoral planning action entrepreneurial pursuits from an intersectionality standpoint.

Language: Английский

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Community health worker outreach to farmworkers in rural North Carolina: Learning from adaptations to the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Catherine E. LePrevost, Leslie E. Cofie, Julianna Nieuwsma

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Health Expectations, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(2)

Published: April 1, 2024

Abstract Background Community health workers represent a critical part of the outreach and services for migrant seasonal farmworkers (‘farmworkers’) in rural areas United States. Purpose We sought to identify adaptations farmworker patient engagement made by community during first 18 months COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods In this qualitative study, we used semi‐structured interviews with from August 2020 February 2022 ( n = 21). Two coders thematic analysis three themes related experiences conducting education prior following onset Findings found pre‐pandemic efforts provide resource sharing pandemic‐related that included adoption porch drops distanced delivery education, adaptation modes communication through technology internet, taking on new roles COVID‐19. Finally, identified changes reverted after pandemic or will continue as adaptations. Conclusions created practice‐based innovations response These outreach, including use digital resources. The developed emergency COVID‐19, particularly internet technology, have likely altered how conduct North Carolina going forward. Funders, worker training programs, researchers should take note these innovations. Patient Public Contribution who typically come populations navigation connection care system advised design creation research project, serving an advisory board. authors experience working workers.

Language: Английский

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The impact of COVID-19 on the de facto behavioral health system in rural Georgia, United States DOI Creative Commons
Diane Bales, Maria Bowie, Virginia Brown

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Discover Health Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: March 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Toronto's Spanish-speaking Latin American population: Qualitative study DOI Creative Commons
Irma Molina,

Sarah Sanford,

Raúl Oyuela Vargas

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International Health Trends and Perspectives, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 14 - 39

Published: March 28, 2024

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified pre-existing health, social, and economic disparities in Canada, particularly affecting racialized, immigrant, refugee, newcomer communities. While existing research indicates that Latin Americans have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, questions remain about why this group faces greater risk worse health other outcomes compared with rest of population. Despite knowledge inequities Toronto elsewhere, remains limited on perspectives experiences specific communities throughout pandemic. Methods: This qualitative focuses Spanish-speaking who contracted COVID-19, had family members friends were sick from virus, and/or provided services to city during Results: study highlights challenges related informal caregiving, language barriers accessing healthcare, digital inequities, difficulties faced individuals precarious immigration status. Conclusion: Understanding can help identify necessary support address these a post-pandemic scenario.

Language: Английский

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Community Staff Well-Being and Organizational Practices During COVID-19 and Beyond: A Mixed Method Study DOI Open Access

Iman Sta-Ali,

Naïma Bentayeb,

Annie Jaimes

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Journal of Organizational Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(4)

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

This study explored community workers' experiences during COVID-19, focusing on their well-being and organizational coping strategies. A mixed-method approach included five focus group discussions (FGDs) (three with practitioners two managers) an online survey 47 frontline workers. Statistical analysis using SPSS 21 thematic QDAMiner identified three main categories: (a) Pandemic context working practices; (b) Well-being at work; (c) Psychosocial support. Findings highlighted the need for systematized collective care through compassionate leadership government The underscored ongoing structured support workers beyond crises like COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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Building Responsive Intersectoral Initiatives for Newcomers in Toronto: Learning from Service Providers’ Experiences in the Context of COVID-19 DOI Creative Commons
Carly Jackson, Shinjini Mondal, Erica Di Ruggiero

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Abstract Background: Newcomer populations in urban centers experienced an exacerbated effect of COVID-19 due to their precarious living and working conditions. Addressing needs requires holistic care provisioning, including psychosocial support, assistance address food security, educational employment assistance. Intersectoral collaboration between the public community sector can reduce vulnerabilities by these groups. Objective(s): This research explores how sectors collaborated on intersectoral initiatives during pandemic support refugees, asylum seekers, migrants without status Toronto, Ontario, Canada generate lessons for a sustainable response. Methods: The uses participatory governance approach study multiple qualitative cases (a case being initiative). We conducted interviews (n=25) with frontline workers managers, as well municipal/regional/provincial policymakers funders. The data was analyzed thematically inductive approach. Findings: analysis covers four key themes: (1) vulnerable newcomers’ circumstances regarding accessing social determinants health COVID-19; (2) process designing specific interventions target populations’ service access challenges context (3) implementation phase initiatives, any associated learned; finally, (4) long-term potential sustainability initiatives. Conclusion: findings demonstrated that be implemented develop responsive marginalized however, translation beyond settings would require institutional mechanisms bring policy shifts provide bottom-up collaborative

Language: Английский

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