"In her 10 years as a health-care administrator, Cheryl Prescod has seen firsthand the ways Black Canadians can feel left behind by the blanket approach sometimes taken by the country's health-care system. As executive director at the Black Creek Community Health Centre in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood. Prescod serves a diverse clientele, including a large proportion of Black and racialized individuals people who say it can be difficult to access health care that makes them feel safe and culturally respected."
"Black people are disproportionately impacted by certain diseases, including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and an aggressive form of breast cancer known as triple-negative. Starting on Feb. 1, researchers from Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are launching the genCARE project to map the genomes of more than 10,000 Black Canadians with these three diseases, as well as people who have no underlying medical conditions. The leaders of the project funded by Genome Canada hope their findings will help inform where treatment and preventive care can be targeted,"
Black Canadians in some communities experience barriers and culturally unsafe care under a one-size-fits-all health system. Black people face disproportionate rates of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and triple-negative breast cancer. Starting Feb. 1, the genCARE project will map genomes of more than 10,000 Black Canadians, including people with those conditions and healthy individuals. The project is led by teams in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia and funded by Genome Canada. Project leaders aim to identify genetic factors to inform where treatment and preventive care can be targeted and to promote more equitable, anti-racist health outcomes. Underrepresentation of Black people in genetic studies limits applicability of past findings.
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