Tackle racism, discrimination and their outcomes

This priority focuses on:

  • To reduce health inequalities to address the cause of health inequalities which often disproportionately affect certain ethnic groups.
  • Improve maternal health outcomes for ethnic minority groups of women.
  • Tackle the disproportionate criminalisation of young adults from ethnic minority and/or deprived backgrounds.
  • Provide pupils with the opportunity to engage in physical and cultural activities that enrich lives and build social and cultural capital.
  • Tackle bias and ensure fairness in the workplace.
  • The commitment to continuing duty as a public authority to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, and any other conduct prohibited under the Equality Act 2010.

Background

There are clear disparities in outcomes for protected groups in respect of the wider determinants of health, and thus each of the Marmot domains recommendations is outlined in this plan. It is also particularly important to note the intersectionality of protected groups in this respect. Research has shown how ethnic minority groups are more disproportionately disadvantaged in the areas of housing and income inequality/deprivation. Structural inequalities within systems also serve to perpetuate discrimination at work and within healthcare for ethnic groups. People with disabilities, trans people and women are also disproportionately impacted and need to be considered in the development of any targeted actions to tackle discrimination.

Marmot Build Back Fairer report summarises how the pandemic has ‘revealed the stark inequalities in health and socio-economic factors for many of the UK’s ethnic minority communities. Prior to the pandemic, life expectancy at birth was higher among ethnic minority groups than for white groups however this sole metric conceals several inconsistencies. In several ethnic minority groups, Black Caribbean, Other Black, Indian, Other Asian and some Mixed groups, Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups, disability-free life expectancy is estimated to be lower compared to the white population. Rates of infant and maternal mortality, cardiovascular disease and diabetes are higher amongst Black and South Asian ethnic populations. People from ethnic minority groups are more likely to report being in poor health and have poor experiences using health services than the White British population.’

What we know

There are a number of programmes of work and interventions that support the tackle racism, discrimination and their outcomes recommendation that:

  • Improve outcomes for ethnic minority groups from pre-birth to reduce health inequalities and address the cause of health inequalities which often disproportionately affect certain ethnic groups.
  • Welcome and support newly arrived communities to our city.
  • Develop a better understanding of our diverse communities to shape and deliver effective services to our residents.
  • Provide tools to help frontline services better understand and address the needs of children from ethnic minority groups.
  • Address the inequalities and barriers that groups of people with protected characteristics face and facilitate equitable access to services.
  • Embed equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment practices and equality, diversity and inclusion commitments.

Legislation, Government guidance that support the tackle racism, discrimination and their outcomes recommendation:

Links to service developments and strategies support this recommendation:

Indicators (in development)

Programmes and activities

  • Equality Impact Assessments
  • Equality Objectives
  • HR targets
  • TIDE (Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation) assessments
  • IGNITE programme
  • Workforce networks
  • Hate Crime reporting
  • LNMS Equality and Equity Plan

Delivery partners

  • Marmot Partners
  • Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System
  • Public Health Team CCC 
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