Black Health

• Black Canadians at higher risk of dying from HIV, cancer than white people: study

  For Black males, the risk of dying from HIV/AIDS was found to be 2.37 times higher, while Black females had a 6.05 times higher risk of dying from HIV/AIDS than white people.

  Health

  Feb 15, 2023
  
• Alberta NDP proposes anti-racism bill to identify gaps in provincial services

  The bill will require public bodies to collect race-based data and use that data to conduct impact assessments, report findings and report on the progress of recommendations.

  Politics

  Mar 24, 2022
  
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• Pandemic has disproportionate effect on mental health of Black British Columbians: research

  Research has found Black British Columbians were less likely to report good mental health and more likely to report their mental health had worsened during the pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2022
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• 3 of 17 medical schools in Canada aim for equity for Black students

  Three medical schools, from a total of 17 across the country, have collaborated to initiate an admissions process specifically for Black students starting this year.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2020
• Want to support Black people? Stop talking, start listening

  The biggest mistake you can make is to ask Black people to perform the labour of teaching you about what they are experiencing and how you should behave.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 2, 2020
• 24 Black medical students accepted to U of T Medicine — the most in Canadian history

  The lack of representation in Canadian health care has long harmed minority groups, including Black people, non-Black people of colour, women and members of the LGBTQ2 community.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 2, 2020