Courses and Self-Learning Resources
- The Black Health Education Collaborative (BHEC) aims to transform medical and health professional education to improve the health of Black communities across Canada. BHEC empowers learners with tools and resources to address anti-Black racism and revolutionize the Canadian health care system. Their board members and staff are from various institutions across the country: University of Calgary, Dalhousie University, University of Manitoba, and the University of Toronto.
- The Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures attitudes or beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report.
- The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta is offering a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called Indigenous Canada that explores Indigenous histories and key issues facing Indigenous peoples today in Canada.
- University of Waterloo offers a variety of resources covering racism and anti-Black racism in Canada, resources specifically for BIPOC members, resources for White allies, resources for families with children and young adults, etc.
- Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre offers a variety of free learning resources including a foundational anti-racism course, a glossary, learning actions and recommended resources to support ongoing anti-racism learning.
- San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training is an on-line program offered by the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia (BC). It is designed to enhance self-awareness and strengthen the skills of those who work both directly and indirectly with Indigenous people. Core training programs are offered online in BC, Manitoba, and Ontario for a fee.
- Cancer Care Ontario offers 13 free, self-paced learning courses entitled, Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Safety.
- The Ontario Human Rights Commission's Call it out: racism, racial discrimination and human rights is a 30-minute, free, interactive eCourse that provides a foundation for learning about race, racial discrimination and human rights protections under Ontario's Human Rights Code. The course presents a historical overview of racism and racial discrimination in Canada, explains the concepts of "race," "racism" and "racial discrimination", and provides ways to prevent and address racial discrimination.
- The Lancet is in the process of producing a series of papers about racism and xenophobia. There are several links to resources related to race and health available here.
- CAMH's Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project offers various resources, including a free online course to support service providers responding to the mental health needs of recent immigrants and refugees.
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