Advancing racial health equity in social care research begins with understanding a community’s needs and acknowledging potential biases in the research process. Antiracism principles encourage meaningful partnerships with community organizations, positioning them as co-collaborators and experts who can best identify solutions to improve health outcomes.  

Antiracism principles can be applied to the research process by:

• Understanding how racism directly impacts social care
• Embracing intersectionality to understand how multiple social identities can increase marginalization
• Involving communities to work toward a collective goal
• Collaborating and building relationships with community partners to help check potential biases

It’s important to apply antiracism principles at every stage of the research process to ensure solutions effectively work to dismantle structural racism in healthcare.