Who is Black? The urgency of accurately defining the Black population when conducting health research in Canada.

Abstract

KEY POINTS In recent research evaluating the health of Black people in Canada, many terms have been used to define who is Black. These include “Black individuals, people or communities;”[1][1],[2][2] “Black Canadians;”[3][3] “African-Canadians;”[4][4] “African;” “Caribbean;”[5][5