Meeting the sheltered and extra care housing needs of black and minority ethnic older people: <i>a Race Equality Foundation briefing paper</i>

Jones, Adrian

doi:10.1108/14608790200800016

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“…Implications of overcrowding include increased likelihood of infection and a greater prevalence of respiratory ailments 30 . The most vulnerable populations for crowding and housing difficulties include those with mental illness, chronic health conditions, history of trauma, immigrants, and ethnic/racial minorities 31 - 34 . Similar to US-based studies, Black, Asian and ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom report increased risk for COVID-19 associated with household crowding 35 .…”

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Overcrowding and exposure to secondhand smoke increase risk for COVID-19 infection among Latinx families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

Mendez¹,

Escobar²,

Romero³

et al. 2021

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION Environmental risk factors, including community level pollution burden and exposure to smoking and secondhand smoke, have not been evaluated in relation to risk for infection with COVID-19 in high risk, urban Latinx families. METHODS We evaluated risk factors for COVID-19 infection in three, preexisting, longitudinal, Latinx family cohorts in the San Francisco Bay Area from May through September 2020 (N=383 households, 1875 people). All households were previously recruited before the pandemic. For the COVID-19 sub-study, participants responded to a telephone interview where we assessed food consumption patterns, housing and employment status, and history of COVID-19 infection. Secondhand smoke exposure was based on previously collected selfreported data, and environmental pollution exposure was determined from census tract residence. Non-parametric tests and multiple logistic regression were used to assess independent predictors of COVID-19 infection. RESULTS Larger household size increased risk for infection (OR=1.58; 95% CI: 1.12-2.23, p<0.01) as did increasing number of children in household (OR=3.79; 95% CI: 1.51-9.56). Any exposure to secondhand smoke was also associated with increased risk for COVID infection (OR 4.69; 95% CI: 1.01-21.85) and having a greater number of family members eating at home was protective against infection (OR=0.10; 95% CI: 0.02-0.52, p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Crowding, as indicated by larger household size, increases risk for COVID-19 infection in Latinx families, as does exposure to secondhand smoke. Public policy and health interventions need to ensure that multiunit residential complexes do not allow exposure to secondhand smoke between units, that individuals eat in the home environment, and that large households can safely separate individuals exposed to COVID-19.

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Overcrowding and exposure to secondhand smoke increase risk for COVID-19 infection among Latinx families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

Mendez¹,

Escobar²,

Romero³

et al. 2021

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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“…Findings: Existing evidence on housing needs of older people from ethnic minorities relates mainly to sheltered accommodation (Jones, 2006), with little provision for ethnic-specific ECH. Consideration should be given to mixed environments and to balancing integration with religious groups' desire for separate provision (Allardice, 2005;Jones, 2008).…”

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The Contribution of Social Work and Social Interventions Across the Life Course to the Reduction of Health Inequalities: A New Agenda for Social Work Education?

Coren¹,

Iredale²,

Rutter³

et al. 2011

Social Work Education

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“…Several recent reports analyse the support offered to those who have been granted refugee status, for example No Accommodation Network (NACCOM, 2018), the Refugee Council (2017) and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees (2017). Projects involving housing providers that help refugees also offer some insights that led to the hypotheses underpinning this study (Clarke et al , 2006; Glasgow Housing Association et al , 2011; Jesuit Refugee Service, 2018; Jones and Hussain, 2010; Mullins and Jones, 2009; Perry, 2009; Refugee Council, 2017; Refugee Media Action Group, 2006). Much of the research is small scale and stems from charities that produce research based on their own practice and draw their samples largely from their own client base, leading to inevitable, yet rarely acknowledged, biases (Allsopp et al , 2014).…”

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The Newly-Recognised Refugees Most at Risk of Homelessness in England

Mitton

2020

J. Soc. Pol.

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The contribution of this paper is to analyse statistical data to assess whether homelessness among people who have recently been granted refugee status in England is concentrated amongst particular groups of these refugees. The methodology was quantitative analysis using logistic regression of the Home Office’s Survey of New Refugees (SNR), which they carried out in 2005-7. We tested the relative role played by pre-migration demographic factors, post-migration life experience factors, and government immigration policy in accounting for patterns found, and drew on literature to interpret the meaning of our statistical results. Our analysis clearly suggests that refugee and asylum policy contribute to homelessness among newly-recognised refugees. This interpretation is supported by the qualitative evidence from services providing assistance to refugees, and evidence put to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees (2017). Action to address the housing problems of refugees moving on from accommodation provided for asylum seekers should be considered a high policy priority, albeit that associations between homelessness, household size, and age also present intervention opportunities.

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Meeting the sheltered and extra care housing needs of black and minority ethnic older people: a Race Equality Foundation briefing paper

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Overcrowding and exposure to secondhand smoke increase risk for COVID-19 infection among Latinx families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

Overcrowding and exposure to secondhand smoke increase risk for COVID-19 infection among Latinx families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

The Contribution of Social Work and Social Interventions Across the Life Course to the Reduction of Health Inequalities: A New Agenda for Social Work Education?

The Newly-Recognised Refugees Most at Risk of Homelessness in England

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