Exploring the Dynamicity of Racialized/Immigrant Community Health Literacy Needs: Learnings with Community

This presentation will delve into research that examines the multifaceted health literacy challenges faced by racialized and immigrant communities. These communities often encounter significant barriers to accessing, understanding, and utilizing health information due to range of personal, societal, and systemic factors. This work employs a community-based research approach, by actively involving community members to co-understand and co-create solutions that address these challenges.

This research exemplifies community-based research by using participatory methods (and emancipatory approaches) to address the pressing societal issue of health disparities among racialized and immigrant populations. The project highlights the importance of engaging with different levels of community actors at every phase of the research process. By prioritizing the voices of those most affected by health literacy challenges, the research not only seeks to improve individual health outcomes but also aims to foster greater equity within healthcare systems. This presentation will showcase how these collaborative efforts have led to actionable insights and strategies that can be implemented in real-world settings to promote health equity and social justice.

This is part of CBRCanada’s e-Learning series, Community-Based Research Responding to Crises.

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