Initial Analysis of Socio-Demographic Indicators for COVID-19 Cases - Sharlene Sedgwick Walsh and Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang Committee of the Whole Meeting ...
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Initial Analysis of Socio-Demographic Indicators for COVID-19 Cases Sharlene Sedgwick Walsh and Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang Committee of the Whole Meeting November 17, 2020
Key Messages • Our local findings show a significant disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on individuals who identify as a visible minority, as black, who have a before tax income of less than $50,000 and whose first language is not English or French • These findings are in line with what has been seen in other jurisdictions such as Toronto, Ottawa, and Hamilton
Key Messages • These findings underscore the need for a greater collective, community response for groups and neighbourhoods disproportionately impacted. • To aid in the collective response, Public Health will be playing an active role in bringing together community, health care and governmental partners to work alongside impacted communities on equity, the determinants of health and access to supports for COVID infection.
Data Collection &
Limitations
• This analysis is based on data from 682 Waterloo Region COVID-
19 cases reported between July 17-October 21, 2020 (socio-
demographic data was not collected from cases prior to July 17)
• Many cases are missing data on these socio-demographic risk
factors, which significantly limits the reliability and generalizability
of the results
Missing information occurs for a variety of reasons. Further work is being done
to improve the collection of this information
Limitations • Mapping limitations Many neighbourhoods had to be excluded due to cases
Race category Visible minorities make up a large proportion of COVID-19 cases
Race category The proportion of cases that identify as a visible minority, and as Black, is much higher than would be expected from the Census
Percentile of COVID-19 Cases Who are a Visible Minority by Neighbourhood, July 17-Oct 21, 2020, Waterloo Region, n=429
Per cent of COVID-19 Cases Who are a Visible Minority by
Neighbourhood, July 17-Oct 21, 2020, Waterloo Region, n=429
Neighbourhood name Per cent of Cases Who are a Visible Minority
Vanier/Rockway 94.4%
Central Preston 92.9%
West Waterloo 92.3%
Doon/Pioneer Park 92.0%
Highland West 90.9%
Grand River/Stanley Park/Chicopee 78.8%
Alpine/Laurentian 75.0%
Southwest Kitchener 75.0%
Victoria Hills/Cherry Hill/ KW Hosp 75.0%
Country Hills 73.3%
South East Galt 70.0%
Forest Heights/Forest Hill/Lakeside 66.7%
Downtown Kitchener and Area 60.0%
Columbia/Lakeshore 58.8%
Beechwood 57.1%
Shades Mills 55.6%
North Galt/Elgin Park 53.3%
Frederick/Rosemount/Auditorium 50.0%
Lang's Farm/Industrial 42.9%
Central Waterloo 40.0%
Westmount 33.3%
Galt City Centre/South Galt 28.6%
Woolwich Rural North 16.7%
Hespeler 0.0%
Ayr NR
Baden NR
Blair NR
Bridgeport/Breithaupt/Mt Hope NR
Eastbridge/Lexington NR
Elmira NR
Hidden Valley/Pioneer Tower NR
Lakeshore North/Conservation NR
Lincoln/Dearborn NR
New Dundee/Mannheim NR
New Hamburg NR
North Cambridge NR
North Dumfries/Beverly NR
North Wilmot NR
Southwood/South West Galt NR
St. Jacobs NR
Wellesley Rural North NR
Wellesley Rural South NR
Wellesley Village NR
Westvale NR
Woolwich Rural East NR
'NR' = not reportable; percentages based on less than 5 cases are suppressed to protect personal health informationHousehold income group The highest proportion of cases are in the lowest income group
Household income group Cases are highest in the lowest income groups compared to the Census
Percentile of COVID-19 Cases with
Per cent of COVID-19 Cases with
Household size The largest proportion of cases live in households of 2-4 people
Household size Proportion of cases among households of 5+ people is higher than would be expected from the Census
Percentile of COVID-19 Cases with Household Size of 5+ people by Neighbourhood, July 17-Oct 21, 2020, Waterloo Region, n=484
Percentile of COVID-19 Cases with Household Size of 5+
people by Neighbourhood, July 17-Oct 21, 2020, Waterloo
Region, n=484 Neighbourhood name Per cent of Cases with Household Size of 5+
Southwest Kitchener 86.4%
Highland West 78.6%
Alpine/Laurentian 47.4%
Lang's Farm/Industrial 44.4%
Grand River/Stanley Park/Chicopee 44.1%
Vanier/Rockway 43.2%
West Waterloo 42.9%
Doon/Pioneer Park 41.4%
Columbia/Lakeshore 41.2%
Victoria Hills/Cherry Hill/ KW Hosp 39.4%
Shades Mills 37.5%
Forest Heights/Forest Hill/Lakeside 35.7%
Country Hills 35.3%
Bridgeport/Breithaupt/Mt Hope 25.0%
Beechwood 22.2%
North Galt/Elgin Park 21.4%
Central Preston 20.0%
Central Waterloo 18.2%
Westmount 16.7%
Woolwich Rural North 16.7%
Frederick/Rosemount/Auditorium 8.3%
Downtown Kitchener and Area 7.7%
South East Galt 7.1%
Galt City Centre/South Galt 0.0%
Hespeler 0.0%
Ayr NR
Baden NR
Blair NR
Eastbridge/Lexington NR
Elmira NR
Hidden Valley/Pioneer Tower NR
Lakeshore North/Conservation NR
Lincoln/Dearborn NR
New Dundee/Mannheim NR
New Hamburg NR
North Cambridge NR
North Dumfries/Beverly NR
North Wilmot NR
Southwood/South West Galt NR
St. Jacobs NR
Wellesley Rural North NR
Wellesley Rural South NR
Wellesley Village NR
Westvale NR
Woolwich Rural East NR
'NR' = not reportable; percentages based on less than 5 cases are suppressed to protect personal health informationChildhood language A large proportion of cases speak English or French, followed by Arabic and Somali
Childhood language Cases amongst non-official language speakers are higher than expected compared to the Census
Percentile of COVID-19 Cases that Speak non-official Childhood Language by Neighbourhood, July 17-Oct 21, 2020, Waterloo Region, n=436
Per cent of COVID-19 Cases that Speak non-official Childhood
Language by Neighbourhood, July 17-Oct 21, 2020, Waterloo
Neighbourhood name Per cent of Cases that Speak Non-Official Childhood Language
Region, n=436 Galt City Centre/South Galt 85.7%
Woolwich Rural North 83.3%
Central Waterloo 78.9%
Hespeler 77.8%
Westmount 66.7%
South East Galt 63.6%
Lang's Farm/Industrial 55.6%
Columbia/Lakeshore 51.5%
North Galt/Elgin Park 50.0%
Shades Mills 43.5%
Alpine/Laurentian 40.0%
Frederick/Rosemount/Auditorium 40.0%
Beechwood 37.5%
Bridgeport/Breithaupt/Mt Hope 37.5%
Grand River/Stanley
Park/Chicopee 27.3%
Country Hills 26.7%
Forest Heights/Forest Hill/Lakeside 25.0%
Southwest Kitchener 20.0%
Vanier/Rockway 19.4%
Downtown Kitchener and Area 18.2%
West Waterloo 15.4%
Doon/Pioneer Park 13.0%
Central Preston 12.5%
Victoria Hills/Cherry Hill/ KW Hosp 10.7%
Highland West 0.0%
Ayr NR
Baden NR
Blair NR
Eastbridge/Lexington NR
Elmira NR
Hidden Valley/Pioneer Tower NR
Lakeshore North/Conservation NR
Lincoln/Dearborn NR
New Dundee/Mannheim NR
New Hamburg NR
North Cambridge NR
North Dumfries/Beverly NR
North Wilmot NR
Southwood/South West Galt NR
St. Jacobs NR
Wellesley Rural North NR
Wellesley Rural South NR
Wellesley Village NR
Westvale NR
Woolwich Rural East NR
'NR' = not reportable; percentages based on less than 5 cases are suppressed to protect personal health informationKey Learnings
• COVID-19 affects more:
people of colour
people living with low income
people living in larger households
people whose first language is not English or French
• Addressing the social determinants of health, that underlie the increased
risk of COVID, is not under the control of a single organization. The need
for a greater collective, community response is imperative.
• This is an initial analysis of the data. Public Health will continue to
improve our data collection processes and will provide an update early in
2021 that will include a sample size of approximately six monthsNext Steps
• Current demographic questions do not ask people if they identify
as Indigenous, Metis or Inuit
Have initiated a conversation to seek permission to include this in future data
collection
• Initiating work on application to PHAC
Safe Voluntary Isolation Site Program
• Meeting with Community Leaders
Identify key priorities to help prevent further spread of COVID-19
• Connecting with Waterloo Region Peer Program
Sites are in operation and have identified needs in their communities that we
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