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- Black Canadians experience poor health care, poor health outcomes, and a greater burden of health inequalities, much of which is rooted in the unequal distribution of social determinants of health. Despite Canada’s emphasis on social inclusion, Canada’s Black population faces substantial social inequities that affect their health and well-being.
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Sep 8, 2020 · Today, Black Canadians experience health and social inequities linked to processes of discrimination at multiple levels of society, including individual, interpersonal, institutional, and societal discrimination.
This 2020 report from the Public Health Agency of Canada provides an overview of the health inequalities experienced by diverse Black Canadian communities, as well as the Anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination that drives these experiences.
Black Canadians experience poor health care, poor health outcomes, and a greater burden of health inequalities, much of which is rooted in the unequal distribution of social determinants of health.
Feb 16, 2022 · According to the 2019 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety, nearly half (46%) of Black people aged 15 years and older reported experiencing at least one form of discrimination in the past 5 years, compared to 16% of the non-Indigenous, non-visible minority population.
Feb 15, 2023 · Mortality inequalities between Black and White cohort members were estimated by sex using Cox proportional hazard models, based on data from the 2001, 2006 and 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs).
Aug 10, 2020 · They are related to social determinants of health, including lived experience of systemic racism, distrust of the health system, higher rates of poverty and...
Sep 6, 2022 · Evidence-informed policies and interventions are required to address systemic anti-Black racism and support health and wellbeing among Black Canadians. The purpose of this current study is to strengthen the evidence base for addressing racism experienced by Black communities in Canada.
