MARCO:POLO Marginalization & COVID-19: Promoting Opportunities for Learning & Outreach

  • Bayoumi, Ahmed Mohamed A. (PI)
  • Boucher, Lisa M L.M. (CoPI)
  • Dodd, Zoe Z. (CoPI)
  • Durbin, Anna A. (CoPI)
  • Firestone, Michelle (CoPI)
  • Hayman, Kate K. (CoPI)
  • Isaacs, Barry John B.J. (CoPI)
  • Kolla, Gillian G. (CoPI)
  • Matheson, Flora Isabel F.I. (CoPI)
  • Steer, Lorie Ann L.A. (CoPI)
  • Yakubovich, Alexa Rachel A.R. (CoPI)
  • Young, Samantha Valerie S.V. (CoPI)
  • Beder, Michaela M. (CoPI)
  • Brothers, Thomas D. (CoPI)
  • Dobrow, Mark M. (CoPI)
  • Du Mont, Janice A J.A. (CoPI)
  • Holness, Dorothy Linn D.L. (CoPI)
  • Huijbregts, Maria Petronella J M.P.J. (CoPI)
  • Hwang, Stephen Wesley S.W. (CoPI)
  • Hynie, Michaela M. (CoPI)
  • Kendall, Claire (CoPI)
  • Kenny, Kathleen Siobhan K.S. (CoPI)
  • Long, Cathy Yang C.Y. (CoPI)
  • Maguire, Jonathon Lee (CoPI)
  • Nisenbaum, Rosane R. (CoPI)
  • Shankardass, Ketan K. (CoPI)
  • Strike, Carol Janice (CoPI)
  • Walker, Don d. (CoPI)

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

Many Toronto organizations rapidly introduced programs and innovations to support people experiencing marginalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. The MARCO (Marginalization and COVID-19) study, a collaboration between academic and community investigators, is using program evaluation methods to evaluate such community-led interventions. Our focus in MARCO was on using descriptive and deductive analyses to identify findings with the greatest potential for immediate impact, with a focus on service delivery that is more equitable and client-centered. However, the large amount of data that we collected offers additional opportunities. MARCO:POLO is an extension study to MARCO; our aim is to generate a deeper understanding of marginalization in health by addressing questions across evaluations, with a specific focus on systems and policy-oriented frameworks and questions addressing innovation and racism. Our approach is based on the understanding that this level of analyses is necessary for driving social change.

StatusFinished
Effective start/end date12/1/2111/30/22

Funding

  • Institute of Population and Public Health: US$236,494.00

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health Informatics