OMA Spotlight on Health

Confronting racism and Black patient distrust in health care

February 15, 2023 Ontario Medical Association
Confronting racism and Black patient distrust in health care
OMA Spotlight on Health
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OMA Spotlight on Health
Confronting racism and Black patient distrust in health care
Feb 15, 2023
Ontario Medical Association

This February, during Black History Month, five Ontario physicians discuss how systemic racism infiltrates into Ontario’s health-care system, the implicit biases Black patients face and inequitable care they often receive. Solutions, they say, need to focus on removing inequities, listening to Black communities and building up trust in a system known for its historical mistreatment of Black people. 

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This February, during Black History Month, five Ontario physicians discuss how systemic racism infiltrates into Ontario’s health-care system, the implicit biases Black patients face and inequitable care they often receive. Solutions, they say, need to focus on removing inequities, listening to Black communities and building up trust in a system known for its historical mistreatment of Black people.