The Impact of Covid-19 on Low-Income, Urban Communities
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Title
The Impact of Covid-19 on Low-Income, Urban Communities
Description
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated racial and socioeconomic inequities that pre-existed in the U.S. This collection uses Chicago, Illinois as a case study for exemplifying those inequalities.
Creator
Nicole Arena
Collection Items
Map of Covid-19 Cases in Illinois Broken Down by ZIP Code
A map of covid-19 cases by zip code in Illinois. Darker blue areas means a higher number of cases in comparison to other areas in Illinois. As seen in the map, the Chicago area has higher proportions of covid cases in comparison to other areas of…
Percentage of Tests Positive for Covid-19 by Race and Ethnicity in Illinois
A graph of the percentage of positive covid-19 tests by race and ethnicity from Feb. 27 2020 to Nov. 11 2020 in Illinois.
Firsthand Accounts from People of Diverse Backgrounds in Chicago on How the Covid-19 Pandemic Impacted Their Lives
These stories are part of a digital series in which a number of people from Chicago talk about the ways that their lives have changed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. These people all have very diverse backgrounds. This document gives a…
Article on How Incarceration can Help Covid-19 Spread to the Communities Surrounding Jails.
Article that studies the correlation between the incarcerated and people cycling through jails and the potential for spreading the coronavirus. It uses Cook County Jail as an example.
Personal Accounts of Officers, Staff, and Inmates at Cook County Jail During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Descriptions of the how authorities responded to the covid-19 pandemic by correctional officers, health care staff, and inmates at Cook County Jail.
Essential Workers in Chicago are Disproportionately low-income, people of color
Information on where essential workers in Chicago, Illinois live, their incomes, and race data. Analysis was done with data from 2014 to 2018 from the American Community Survey.
Essential Worker's in Chicago's Black and Brown Neighborhoods
This Block Club Chicago article has insight on how essential workers in Chicago's black and brown neighborhoods feel about having to take public transportation to work.
Economic Impact that Covid-19 Has had on Households in The Chicago Area and Illinois
This is an article from the Chicago Tribune that illustrates the way household finances in the Chicago Area and Illinois have been affected by the pandemic. The article does this by using five charts which illustrate such aspects as what percentage…
Survey on How Households in Chicago were Impacted by The Coronavirus Pandemic in Terms of Employment, Healthcare, Housing, Transportation, and more
This is part of a five-part polling series which took place from July to August 2020. It was conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and examines the most serious problems in four major…
Personal Perspectives of People Who Work In or Near Chicago and How They Have Been Financially Impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic
Article from the Chicago Sun Times in which people, who work in or near Chicago, give insight on how the pandemic has affected them financially.