Project 467247
Identifying barriers to and strategies for the provision of inclusive dietetic services for queer and racialized clients
Identifying barriers to and strategies for the provision of inclusive dietetic services for queer and racialized clients
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | N/A |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Hou, Sophia |
| Institution: | University of Toronto |
| CIHR Institute: | N/A |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Special Cases - Awards Programs |
| Competition Year: | 2021 |
| Term: | 1 yr 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
People of colour and members of the LGBTQ+ community experience higher rates of disease and mental health issues compared to White and cisgender/heterosexual people. These outcomes are worsened by daily minority stresses and barriers to accessing culturally safe healthcare, including nutrition counselling. In Canada, almost 80% of Registered Dietitians (RDs) are White, and only a small number of Ontario RDs specialize in helping queer and racialized clients. This project aims to explore the perspectives of these RDs to identify the unique needs of queer, racialized folks and recommend strategies to improve the safety and quality of nutrition care for them. For this project, Ontario RDs who work with queer, racialized folks will be interviewed to discuss topics such as: how their clients needs differ from the general population, how intersectionality (of racial, gender, and sexual identities) affects their work, what training and education they use in their work, and how to improve dietetic education so that RDs are more prepared to work with this population. Results from the interviews will be summarized into main themes for discussion. The results from this project can help highlight key gaps in nutrition care for queer racialized folks and next steps for improvement.
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