Grant: Doctoral: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
University of British Columbia
$150,000.00
Measuring & Responding to Racism in Public Health: Evaluating Tools, Identifying Indicators, and Assessing Leadership Readiness in British Columbia
FY 2023-24
Summary
This project focuses on understanding how racism affects people's health in British Columbia (BC). We want to find ways to measure how racism unfairly helps some and hurts others. Currently, there isn't enough information about racism in BC, especially for groups facing discrimination. We are able to measure race in our public health reporting, but we have no way to measure racism. I believe it's important to have a clear way to measure racism for everyone so we can monitor and respond to racism's effects on health in BC.
To do this, I will do three main things:
1. Review existing research in BC to understand how racism has been measured and how that can be applied to population health reporting.
2. Talk to experts in BC who know about racism and health to figure out the best ways to measure racism.
3. Understand if leaders in public health are ready to recognize and respond to racism.
The goal is to better understand racism's impact on health in BC. By doing this, we can help ensure that everyone has a fair chance to be healthy and that our health system treats everyone equally. This information will be useful for making important decisions in public health, especially in emergencies and when creating new rules and policies.
Department
Program
Doctoral: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
495776
Name
Hendry Jorden
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Indigenous Peoples' Health
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships CIHR
Projecttitle
Measuring & Responding to Racism in Public Health: Evaluating Tools, Identifying Indicators, and Assessing Leadership Readiness in British Columbia
Programtype2
Studentship Programs
Orgnameinp2
University of British Columbia
Cihramount2
$150,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Doctoral: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Keyworddelim
Addressing Racism As A Health Determinant; Data Gap In British Columbia; Developing Metrics For Racism Measurement; Evidence-Informed Decision Making; Health Equity; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Leadership And Systems Change; Measuring Unearned Advantages And Disadvantages; Mixed Methods; Unlearning And Undoing Racism
Abstract
This project focuses on understanding how racism affects people's health in British Columbia (BC). We want to find ways to measure how racism unfairly helps some and hurts others. Currently, there isn't enough information about racism in BC, especially for groups facing discrimination. We are able to measure race in our public health reporting, but we have no way to measure racism. I believe it's important to have a clear way to measure racism for everyone so we can monitor and respond to racism's effects on health in BC.
To do this, I will do three main things:
1. Review existing research in BC to understand how racism has been measured and how that can be applied to population health reporting.
2. Talk to experts in BC who know about racism and health to figure out the best ways to measure racism.
3. Understand if leaders in public health are ready to recognize and respond to racism.
The goal is to better understand racism's impact on health in BC. By doing this, we can help ensure that everyone has a fair chance to be healthy and that our health system treats everyone equally. This information will be useful for making important decisions in public health, especially in emergencies and when creating new rules and policies.
Competitiondate
202311
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Hendry, Jorden
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $150,000~ $0~
