2024
A Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada
Owino M, Dryden O, Este D, Etowa J, Husbands W, Nelson L, Ojukwu E, Peters E, Tharao W. A Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada. Canadian Journal Of Public Health 2024, 115: 245-249. PMID: 38389034, PMCID: PMC11027760, DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00856-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCanadian communitiesBlack communityHIV epidemicSystemic anti-Black racismCommunity advocatesBlack personsWhite CanadiansAnti-Black racismCommunity leadershipHIV crisisHIVWhite supremacyBlack livesSocio-economicBlack researchersPublic institutionsCommunityService providersTransformative actionInterim CommitteeCanadaManifestoProgramPolicyProviders
2023
Structural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnography
Odhiambo A, O’Campo P, Nelson L, Forman L, Grace D. Structural violence and the uncertainty of viral undetectability for African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: an institutional ethnography. International Journal For Equity In Health 2023, 22: 33. PMID: 36797746, PMCID: PMC9935247, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01792-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural violenceACB peopleBlack peopleSocial fabricInstitutional practicesBlack communityHealth policy actorsPrecarious immigration statusSocial determinantsAnti-Black racismHIV/AIDSCriminalization of HIVPolicy actorsInstitutional ethnographyHIV discourseSocial workersHousing instabilityDepth interviewsImmigration statusSocial worldBiomedical discoursePrivileged individualsFrontline workersFood insecurityRacial discrimination
2021
Advancing Healthcare for COVID-19 by Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision in Ontario: A Multisite Mixed-Method Study Protocol
Etowa J, Nelson L, Etowa E, Abrha G, Kemei J, Lalonde M, Nur J, Ajiboye W, Hyman I, Yaya S, Loemba H, Taylor R, Kohoun B, Kirunga K, Nnorom O, Dube S, Tharao W, Ubangha L, Ghose B. Advancing Healthcare for COVID-19 by Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision in Ontario: A Multisite Mixed-Method Study Protocol. Global Journal Of Health Science 2021, 14: 75. DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v14n1p75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQualitative interviewsDepth qualitative interviewsCommunity service provisionCOVID-19 pandemicCollaborative best practicesHealth system responseBest practicesVulnerable communitiesBlack communityStrategic policyPrivate lifeACB populationsService provisionMixed methods study protocolDistinct insightsUnprecedented challengesPolicyHealth needsHealth practitionersAdequate health careVulnerable populationsRelated health consequencesInterviewsEvidence-based modelHealthcare system capacity
2020
Understanding COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities Among Black Communities in America
Poteat T, Millett G, Nelson L, Beyrer C. Understanding COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities Among Black Communities in America. 2020, 202-208. DOI: 10.4324/9781003141402-21.Peer-Reviewed Original Research