Learning Series: Unlearning Anti-Black Racism to Improve Black Health in Ontario's Pediatric Healthcare System
About the Learning Series
​Through the Black Health Primer course and 3 facilitated workshops, participants will leave with tools and resources for implementing anti-racist practice to deliver comprehensive, patient-centred care and improve service integration and performance – ultimately leading to better health outcomes for young Black patients in Ontario. Funded by Ontario Health, this initiative aims to develop competencies that will improve the health and lives of diverse Black child and youth populations across Ontario.
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Ontario's pediatric healthcare workforce will receive free access to the self-paced, online Black Health Primer course.
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The Black Health Primer is a 1-credit-per-hour Self Learning program certified by the College Family Physicians of Canada for up to 6.5 Mainpro+® credits.​
Format & Dates
This learning series is composed of three synchronous workshops (approx. 1.5-2 hours each) that will be held on:
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March 5, 2026 | Healing, Coping: An Africentric Approach to Supporting Black Youth with Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Needs
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March 19, 2026 | Part 2: Beyond Care: Building Pediatric Health Systems Where Black Youth with Disabilities Thrive
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March 26, 2026 | Part 3: Building Trust, Breaking Barriers: How IWK African Nova Scotian Services Supports the Mental Health of Historical African Nova Scotian Children & Youth