Racialization and health inequities in Toronto

This report follows two previous Toronto Public Health reports – The Unequal City: Income and Health Inequalities in Toronto and The Global City: Newcomer Health in Toronto – which examined the relationship between income and immigration and health outcomes. [...] Objectives The objectives of this report are to increase understanding of the impact of racialization on health inequities in the Toronto context; to identify data and research gaps; and to inform service design and policy advocacy. [...] The findings regarding the relationship between racialized group and health outcomes showed racialized inequities for members of some racialized groups on a number of health outcomes, but did not find poorer health outcomes on other indicators. [...] Despite data limitations and the early stage of research knowledge on racialization and health inequities, the data presented in this report raises substantial concerns about racialized disparities in the health and well-being of the population of Toronto. [...] The following key concepts and definitions guide the exploration of racialization and health in this report: Race is a "socially constructed way of judging, classifying and creating difference among people" on the basis of physical features such as skin colour and hair texture.