If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Improve It: Data Collection and Standards in the Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease.

In Canada, 1 in 4 people is a member of a race and ethnic minority group. 1 Statistics CanadaThe Canadian census: A rich portrait of the country's religious and ethnocultural diversity. 2022https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221026/dq221026b-eng.htmDate accessed: April 30, 2023 Google Scholar Comprising of approximately 20% of the Canadian population are South Asian (2.6 million, 7.1%), Chinese (1.7 million, 4.7%), Black (1.5 million, 4.3%), and Filipino (960,000, 2.6%) people. 1 Statistics CanadaThe Canadian census: A rich portrait of the country's religious and ethnocultural diversity. 2022https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221026/dq221026b-eng.htmDate accessed: April 30, 2023 Google Scholar Despite the availability of universal health care in Canada that is funded publicly, it has been widely studied that universality by itself is insufficient to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities. 2 Lacey K.K. Briggs A.Q. Park J. Jackson J.S. Social and economic influences on disparities in the health of racial and ethnic group Canadian immigrants. Can J Public Health. 2021; 112: 482-492 Crossref PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar As the diversity in the Canadian population continues to grow, optimal delivery of care is predicated on a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of our patients from a biopsychosocial perspective. This includes recognizing, identifying, and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in access to and administration of health care as well as health outcomes. Race and Ethnicity With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Within a Universal Health Care System: Insights From the CARTaGENE StudyCanadian Journal of CardiologyVol. 39Issue 7PreviewIt remains unclear whether racial and ethnic disparities for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) persist within universal health care systems. We aimed to explore long-term ASCVD outcomes within a single-payer health care system with extensive drug coverage in Québec, Canada. Full-Text PDF