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.
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What's new?

Department of Health & SocietyAllied Health Speaker SeriesSpeaker: Shainah Adolphe HBSc, BASc, MSW, RSW
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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
Black Women and HIV Research Data Governance Project
Investigating Health-Related Quality of Life in Indigenous, African, Caribbean, and Black people living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario: OCS Data review
Projects
Mentored Midwifery Research
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