Ringing the alarm on Black health disparities
Working with Black communities for change

Welcome to The BHEL

The Black Health Equity Lab ( The BHEL) is a community-based social science research lab led by Dr. Notisha Massaquoi at the Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Scarborough. The BHEL brings together students, researchers, and community-based organizations committed to working with and for Black communities to conduct rigorous health research and develop advocacy tools, strategies, and programs to improve health outcomes, well-being, and success in Canadian systems.

Welcome to the BHEL

The Black Health Equity Lab ( The BHEL) is a community-based social science research lab led by Dr. Notisha Massaquoi at the Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Scarbrough. The BHEL brings together students, researchers, and community-based organizations committed to working with and for Black communities to conduct rigorous health research and develop advocacy tools, strategies, and programs to improve health outcomes, well-being, and success in Canadian systems.
Meet Our Team

What's new?

The Black Health Equity Lab in Collaboration with Scarborough Health Network and Centennial College hosted Dr. David R Williams. Dr. Williams is the Norman Professor of Public Health and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. He is also a Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.
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What's new?

The Black Health Equity Lab in Collaboration with Scarborough Health Network and Centennial College hosted Dr. David R. Williams.

Dr. Williams is the Norman Professor of Public Health and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. He is also a Professor of African & American Studies at Harvard University.
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Our Lastest Projects
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Projects
Reimagining Black Health in Canada: critical interdisciplinary engagement in societal and infrastructural factors in Black Canadian health outcomes to support domain knowledge toward the reduction and elimination of Black health disparities
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on chronic disease management and quality of life (QOL) in Indigenous and Black communities in Ontario
Projects
The #SafeHandsSafe Hearts Project: An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a brief eHealth intervention to increase COVID-19 knowledge and protective behaviors, and reduce pandemic stress among diverse LGBT+ people living in Toronto
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