Black Health

News | Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Developing research led by Myrtede Alfred of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering offers new insight to address...
News | Wednesday, September 20, 2023
For the past three decades, Notisha Massaquoi has advocated for the health of Black communities across Canada. In March, the renowned...
News | Thursday, July 14, 2022
While cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada, studies have shown that other cardiovascular risks...
News | Tuesday, June 28, 2022
In Fall 2023, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health will welcome its first cohort of 10 students in its...
Network | Project
Exploring research on the coping strategies of black survivors of homicide victims: a scoping review protocol
This article highlights recent literature about coping strategies for Black families, communities and survivors of homicide to inform future health...
Network | Project
Suspicion and/as Radical (Care): Looking Closer at Vaccine Hesitancy in Postcolonial Barbados
Charles’ examines the caring work of human papillomavirus (HPV) delivery, looking closely into historical antithetical understandings and practices of care.
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Suspicion: Vaccines, Hesitancy and the Affective Politics of Protection in Barbados
Charles reframes the Afro-Barbadian resistance to the HPV vaccine in 2014, and examines the history of colonial and biopolitical violence,...
News | Wednesday, March 2, 2022
In an interview with Toronto Star, Dr. Onye Nnorom, an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,...