The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health data
Black women are 3-4x more likely to die during or as a result of childbirth in the United Sates and the UK, and although Canadians could assume similar statistics for Black women in our country, the better question is - why don't we have our own database? The reality is that Black women face systemic barriers to healthcare everyday, and the lack of data only further silences this quiet crisis. Host Tammie Sutherland speaks to Kearie Daniel, Executive Director and Founder of the Black Women's Institute for Health to discuss how the Canadian government can better support Black mothers by being honest about its own lack of data on race-based health experiences and outcomes.
The Big Story · black women, black mothers, black maternal mortality, mortality rates, maternal mortality, black womens health, equitable health outcomes, race based data, black health, black history month
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Show Notes
Black women are 3-4x more likely to die during or as a result of childbirth in the United Sates and the UK, and although Canadians could assume similar statistics for Black women in our country, the better question is - why don't we have our own database?
The reality is that Black women face systemic barriers to healthcare everyday, and the lack of data only further silences this quiet crisis.
Host Tammie Sutherland speaks to Kearie Daniel, Executive Director and Founder of the Black Women's Institute for Health to discuss how the Canadian government can better support Black mothers by being honest about its own lack of data on race-based health experiences and outcomes.
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