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Many racialized communities, which have higher rates of some chronic diseases, have called for race-based data to gain insights into contributing factors such as poverty.
All Canadian jurisdictions should routinely collect data on racial and Indigenous identity to help address inequities in health care, and the best way to do that is during the health card application or renewal process, a group of experts says.
Many racialized communities, which have higher rates of some chronic diseases, have called for race-based data to gain insights into contributing factors such as poverty.
Collecting racial and Indigenous identity data may help reduce health disparities, but caution is needed to avoid further harm, according to health professionals.
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Many racialized communities have called for race-based data to gain insights into contributing factors of health care inequities such as poverty