Disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socially vulnerable communities: the case of Jane and Finch in Toronto, Ontario
As one of the most socially vulnerable communities of GTA, the Jane and Finch community has endured a heavier burden of the disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. This work aims to help the Jane and Finch community recover faster by shedding light on health areas in which it has suffered more from the COVID-19 outcomes.
Authors
- Mary Goitom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-8904)
- Patricia K. Perkins
- Jude Dzevela Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-5672)
- Cheryl Prescod
- Michelle F. Westin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9333-5835)
- Kesha Fevrier
- Zahra Movahedi Nia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-638X)
- Sylvia Bawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0907-4204)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- York University (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Regent Park Community Health Centre (CA)
- Network for Business Sustainability (CA)
- Response Biomedical (Canada) (CA)
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada) (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1448812
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada