Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism Multi-Year Action Plan

As an organization that serves the diverse communities of Durham Region with more than 8,700 staff, physicians, and volunteers, we have a social responsibility to foster a culture where everyone feels they can work and receive care safely, openly, and honestly.
In the summer of 2020, we made a commitment to accelerate our inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA) efforts in order to promote an equitable environment for all.
Since then, we’ve made great strides in this work – putting initiatives in place to address system inequities identified by our teams and surveying our communities to help inform our Board of Trustees.
This IDEAA Multi-Year Action Plan builds on our comprehensive engagement and formalizes our commitment to IDEAA across the organization.
Over the next three years, we will set the foundation to embed an IDEAA lens in everything we do. From the moment we begin caring for a patient, resident, or client, or the first day someone joins our team, we want each person to be able to say, “I belong at Lakeridge Health.”
Learn more by reading I Belong, Lakeridge Health’s IDEAA Multi-Year Action Plan, or by viewing our video.
You can also connect with us by emailing inclusion@lh.ca.
Quick Links to Resources
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Learning Toolkits/Interactive Resources |
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Readings |
Racism in Ontario and Canada
Racism and Health
Resources specifically for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous People and People of Colour)
For White Allies
· Ontario Health’s (Cancer Care Ontario) Indigenous Relationship and Cultural Safety Course o A series of free online courses to help individuals working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. The courses support a call to action made in the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report. These 13 courses provide knowledge about the history and culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and communities. |