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COVID-19 Impacts on the DTES

Collected by: University of British Columbia

Archived since: Apr, 2020

Description:

A collection of of local news articles, government support options, and social policy websites documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). Includes information regarding how COVID-19 has impacted drug and overdose prevention as well as homelessness.

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Government - Cities Science & Health

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Title: Overdose Response Indicator Report

URL: http://www.bccdc.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/Statistics%20and%20Research/Statistics%20and%20Reports/Overdose/Overdose%20Response%20Indicator%20Report.pdf

Description: The indicators contained in this report measure progress on interventions across the province, and can be viewed at the provincial or regional health authority level, broken down by age and sex where possible. This report is updated monthly using the most up to date data available on each indicator. The interpretive text is updated quarterly.

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Subject:   Drugs--Overdose

Title: Inner-City COVID-19 Response Strategy

URL: http://www.vch.ca/Documents/Inner-City-COVID-19-Response-Strategy.PDF

Description: Annoucement released by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority detailing its response strategy to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vancouver's inner-city and vulnerable communities.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: COVID-19 PANDEMIC – NATIONAL RAPID GUIDANCE – CRISM

URL: https://crism.ca/projects/covid/

Description: The webpage contains six national guidance documents which address urgent needs of people who use substances, service providers, and decision makers in relation to the COVID‑19 pandemic.

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Subject:   Drug utilization COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Downtown Eastside supported through skills training, employment | BC Gov News

URL: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020AEST0026-000946/

Description: News release by the provincial government of British Columbia announcing a grant of $200,000 from the Canada-BC Workforce Development Agreement in support of skills training and employment.

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: COVID-19 DTES and Vulnerable Persons Response Update

URL: https://pacificaidsnetwork.org/files/2020/03/UpdateCityVancouver-DTES-Response2020-03-22.pdf

Description: An update from the City of Vancouver, in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and BC Housing which identifies and implements immediate measures to help protect people who are experiencing homelessness, living inSROs, and in the DTES.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Free and low cost food services

URL: https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/emergency-meal-program-map.pdf

Description: A resource offered by the City of Vancouver containing a list of food banks and low cost food sources, as well as a map of their location within the city.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Food banks

Title: Fentanyl-Detected Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths January 1, 2012 to September 30, 2020

URL: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/statistical/fentanyl-detected-overdose.pdf

Description: This report summarizes all deaths that occurred between January 1, 2012 and September 30, 2020 for which fentanyl or its analogues were detected, whether alone or in combination with other drugs, and the death resulted from illicit drug use. This data has been compiled to better understand overall illicit drug toxicity death trends in

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Subject:   Drugs--Overdose

Title: Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths in BC

URL: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/statistical/illicit-drug.pdf

Description: This report summarizes all unintentional illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia (accidental and undetermined) that occurred between January 1, 2010, and September 30, 2020, inclusive. It includes confirmed and suspected illicit toxicity deaths

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Subject:   Drugs--Overdose

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