Hosted by the Black Health Education Collaborative.

Tailored for pediatric health care system leaders, professionals, and staff, this Ontario Health–funded initiative is designed to build the competencies needed to better serve diverse Black children and youth across Ontario. Through community-informed learning and practical tools, participants will strengthen their capacity to address anti-Black racism and advance more equitable pediatric care.

Through the Black Health Primer course and 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.

Register for FREE access to the self-paced, online Black Health Primer course for Ontario’s pediatric healthcare workforce (savings of $350). Anchored in critical race theory, the Black Health Primer supports the “unlearning” of anti-Black racism to create responsive health care professionals who are guided by anti-racist practices. The course offers solutions to address health inequities.

Workshop Dates: 

March 5, 2026 from 1:00-3:00pm ET | Healing, Not Coping: An Africentric Approach to Supporting Black Youth with Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Needs with Dr. Josiah Osagie and Jamila Ninche of AMANI: Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Black Youth

March 19, 2026 from 1:00-3:00pm ET | Beyond Care: Building Pediatric Health Systems Where Black Youth with Disabilities Thrive with Nkem Ogbonna of National Black Disability Coalition at the Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities

March 26, 2026 from 1:00-3:00pm ET | Building Trust, Breaking Barriers: How IWK African Nova Scotian Services Supports the Mental Health of Historical African Nova Scotian Children & Youth with Cynthia Jordan, Xavier Hartley & Katrina Chase-Brooks of IWK African Nova Scotian Services

Workshops-on-Demand: Check out recordings of past workshops