Racialised health inequalities

GCPH’s work on racialised health inequalities has four key aims:

1. To strengthen understanding of how racism and racialisation shape health and socioeconomic outcomes in Glasgow and across Scotland.
2. To use recent data and research to support this understanding, and to share insights with our partners and stakeholders to raise awareness on such issues.
3. To support organisations in Glasgow, and disseminate learning nationally, on ways to dismantle racialised health inequalities and promote equitable, inclusive outcomes for people from racially minoritised backgrounds.
4. To generate accessible, actionable evidence that supports change, while working towards GCPH becoming an anti-racist organisation itself.

This work combines analysis of new and existing data  alongside community engagement, research partnerships, and dialogue with local and national agencies. Community engagement and lived experience are central to our work in this area to not only provide essential insights, but also to  amplify the voices of marginalised groups, ensuring that their perspectives shape research findings and influence the narratives around the health inequalities that directly affect them. By linking quantitative evidence with lived realities, we aim to build a fuller picture of racialised health inequalities and identify meaningful pathways for change.

Early findings confirm that structural racism is a key driver of unequal health outcomes among some racially minoritised groups. These inequalities arise not from individual behaviours but from barriers within institutions, unequal access to resources, and wider social and economic disadvantage. By highlighting these patterns, this work seeks to inform policy, strengthen practice, and create fairer systems that support better health for all communities.