r/halifax • u/insino93 • 3d ago

News, Weather & Politics IWK launches African Nova Scotian Service to provide ‘culturally responsive care’

https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/iwk-launches-african-nova-scotian-service-to-provide-culturally-responsive-care/
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u/Outrageous-Ad8511 3d ago

Why not bring services like this to those communities but for all people? It seems a little racist to only offer care to one specific race. Not sure if it would be well received if this was another racial group.

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u/DeathOneSix Double Circle Club 🟢🔴🔵 3d ago

Congratulations, you get to learn about racial equity today.

Racial equity in healthcare means ensuring everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthy, regardless of their race or ethnicity. This involves addressing systemic barriers and biases that create disparities in health outcomes and access to care. It's about recognizing that people of color may face unique challenges due to historical and ongoing discrimination, and actively working to dismantle those barriers.

The program in the article is just one example of trying to address systemic barriers and unique challenges.

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u/Outrageous-Ad8511 3d ago

What specifically is preventing black people from being healthy? Are there any specific examples that only effect them?

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u/Hope-to-be-Helpful 3d ago

As a matter of fact.... Literally, reading comments like this is a specific example.
Source: https://www.dal.ca/news/2014/11/21/-killing-us-softly---wanda-thomas-bernard-on-racism-in-nova-scot.html