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Listening to Voices Unheard: Amplifying Black Women and Girls’ Lived Experiences in Health Care
February 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Listening to Voices Unheard: Amplifying Black Women and Girls’ Lived Experiences in Health Care
Date: February 12th, 2026, 12:00PM-1:00PM EST
Speakers:
- Kearie Daniel, Founder and Executive Director of the Black Women’s Institute for Health, lead architect of Voices UnHeard | Black Women’s Institute for Health, Canada’s first national initiative capturing Black women’s lived experiences within the healthcare system, 20+ years in leadership in healthcare
- Nia James, teacher, advocate for black community, local lived experience as a patient/client in health system
Learning objectives
- Gain an understanding of why race based and community rooted data is essential to improving health outcomes for Black women and strengthening health systems.
- Recognize how medical myths and routine clinical tools can reinforce inequities, even within well-intentioned care.
- Identify practical pathways to support more responsive, culturally safe care through reflection, partnership, and systems-level action.
Audience:
- Health and social service providers, including physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, administrators, and system leaders