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June 23-24, 2022: Over 90 people participated in the World Café Event for the African, Caribbean and Black Community PHAC-funded COVID-19 Impact (APCI) Study. Stay tuned for the launch of the English and French versions of the APCI Community Report.

Over 90 people participated in the World Café Event for the African, Caribbean and Black Community PHAC-funded COVID-19 Impact (APCI) Study. Stay tuned for the launch of the English and French versions of the APCI Community Report.

May 26, 2022: NEW PUBLICATION – Immigrant generational status and the uptake of HIV screening services among heterosexual men of African descent in Canada: Evidence from the weSpeak study.

Read the full article Konkor, I., Luginaah, I., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Antabe, R., Wong, J., Kuuire, V., Mkandawire, P., & Etowa, J. (2022). Immigrant generational status and the uptake of HIV screening services among heterosexual men of African descent in Canada: Evidence from the weSpeak study. Journal of migration and health, 6, 100119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100119

March 31, 2022: Launch of the AVA Project COVID-19 vaccine acceptance survey on the impact of COVID-19 on ACB community members and on service providers

Complete either survey for a chance to win one of 10 prizes of $150: Do you provide health services to the ACB community? Take the Service Provider Survey! https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/9FNR3XT Do you identify as African, Caribbean or Black (ACB)? Take the ACB Community Member Survey! https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/9BJTX2T

February 2022: Professor Etowa was featured on the National Newcomer Navigation Network website for her contribution to research and her determination to reduce health inequities among the ACB community in Canada

The publication. Ableism on the job: Canadian disabled healthcare professionals’ embodied experiences were accepted as an oral paper presentation at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference 2022, and it is to be held in-person at – CAOT Conference 2022 in Whistler, BC, May 4-7, 2022. Accepted Dec 20, 2021.

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