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Integration policy
Corona
Social gaps

Executive summary – Who is left behind? The impact of place on the ability to follow Covid-19 restictions

The pandemic thus reveals and reminds us about the serious effects of segregation and unequal living conditions on citizens’ health status and ability to cope with and survive a pandemic.

Published

2021

Language

English

Authors

Report authors: Hjördís Rut Sigurjónsdóttir, Dan Sigvardsson, Sandra Oliveira e Costa Summary editor: Åsa Ström Hildestrand

The Executive Summary is based on a quantitative and qualitative study Who is left behind? The impact of place on the possibility to follow Covid-19 restrictions aiming to identify structural barriers impacting residents’ ability to follow Covid-19 recommendations and guidelines, especially in low-income areas in major Nordic cities. Learning about these barriers and effective measures taken to mitigate them will help Nordic authorities and communities be better prepared for future challenges and crises.

 

 

About the publication

2021

978-92-893-7027-1 (PDF)

English