Tackle racism, discrimination and their outcomes

This priority focuses on:

  • Utilising data to better understand protected groups needs to improve equity.
  • Delivering effective equitable services for communities.
  • Engaging with protected groups in shaping services. 
  • Equal access to good sustainable employment and skills opportunities.
  • Promoting and adhering to the Equality Act 2010.

Background

Protected groups are often disproportionally impacted by the wider determinants of health, noting the importance of intersectionality. For example, research* has shown how Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic 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 targeting actions to tackle discrimination.

The 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

What we know

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

  • Improve outcomes for ethnic minority groups from pre-birth to reduce health inequalities.
  • Improve maternal health outcomes for ethnic minority groups of women.
  • Provide pupils and adults with the opportunity to engage in physical and cultural activities that enrich lives and build social and cultural capital.
  • Promote access to sustainable employment or skills opportunities.
  • Welcome and support refugees and newly arrived communities to our city.
  • Promote equality of opportunity within the workplace, challenge bias and ensure fairness to develop and maximise employees true and full potential.
  • Support accessibility of transport, buildings, services, and facilities
  • Promoting equal access to sustainable employment or skills opportunities, including supported internships and work placements for protected groups.
  • Individualised person-centred care

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

Links to service developments and strategies support this recommendation:

Indicators (in development)

Programmes and activities

  • Accessible toilets
  • Adult Education Service
  • Businesses Committed to a fairer Coventry
  • Changing Places toilets
  • Coventry Skills Strategy; Strategic Ambition 2
  • Coventry and Warwickshire Dimensions Tool
  • CCC Employee networks
  • CCC Talent Development Programmes
  • Disability Action Equality Partnership (DEAP)
  • Disability Confident Employer
  • Equality Impact Assessments
  • Family Health Lifestyles 0-19 Service
  • Halo Code
  • Hate crime reporting
  • Health Access Refugee Project (HARP)
  • Heat Tool
  • Independent Travel Training
  • LNMS Equality and Equity Plan
  • Local Maternity and Neonatal System workstreams
  • Refugee and Asylum Seeker Midwife
  • Safer Surgeries
  • SEND Local Offer
  • Social Value and Procurement
  • Sports and Leisure Charter
  • Start for Life
  • SEND Local Offer
  • The Migration Network
  • Thrive at Work
  • TIDE (Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation) assessments
  • NHS Employability Academy

Delivery partners

  • ACH
  • All Age Disability Service CCC
  • Adult Education Service CCC
  • Business and Economic Development Team CCC
  • Community Resilience Team CCC
  • Coventry businesses
  • Coventry Health and Wellbeing Service
  • Coventry Specialist Schools 
  • Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
  • Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
  • Coventry SEND Team
  • Coventry and Warwickshire Anchor Alliance
  • Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System
  • Foleshill Womens Training
  • Grapevine
  • HDRC
  • Human Resources Team CCC
  • Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS)
  • Marmot Partners
  • Migration Team CCC
  • Positive Youth Foundation
  • Public Health Team CCC
  • St Francis Employability
  • SENDIASS
  • The Migration Network 
  • UHCW Maternity Services
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