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Charles Dabone

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Part Time ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa

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Latest papers

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026
The development and implementation of an innovative community-based intervention to strengthen community capacity for HIV prevention and care among Canadians of African Caribbean and Black (ACB) women in Ontario: a research protocol.
Global public health · 2025
Strengthening the Capacity of Service Providers to Reduce the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on African, Caribbean, and Black Communities: Protocol for the COVID-19 African, Caribbean, and Black Providers Project 2.0 Implementation and Evaluation.
JMIR research protocols · 2025

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Co-designing roadmaps for promoting culturally relevant food in long-term care homes in partnership with community food programs to address modifiable risk factors for poor health in the African, Caribbean, and Black population in Canada.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$707,624
Analyzing food policies in Canada to identify windows of opportunity for equity-focused food service reform in the long-term care sector in pursuit of person-centered care for African, Caribbean and Black residents.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Using public policy to support public health providers and Indigenous leaders as change champions in initiating action on climate-related food insecurity and health in Canada's North
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$125,000

All 8 grants and awards

10 publications.

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Mbuagbaw L, Rezene F, Tharao W, Husbands W, Shahin R, Nyambi A, Lawson DO, Kihembo M, Aden M, Ongolo-Zogo C

Canadian Journal of Public Health20261 citations

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01204-y

The development and implementation of an innovative community-based intervention to strengthen community capacity for HIV prevention and care among Canadians of African Caribbean and Black (ACB) women in Ontario: a research protocol.

Etowa J, Massaquoi N, Omorodion F, Brown-Shreves D, Hyman I, Gebremeskel A, Loemba H, Ghose B, Etowa E, Rayner J, Dabone C, Brown O'Sullivan L, Sule A, Kiirya J, Yaya S, Tharao W, Inoua H, Kaida A, Odhiambo A, Beckford C

Global public health2025

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2436425 PMID: 39869663

Strengthening the Capacity of Service Providers to Reduce the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on African, Caribbean, and Black Communities: Protocol for the COVID-19 African, Caribbean, and Black Providers Project 2.0 Implementation and Evaluation.

Etowa J, Loemba H, Bailey L, Yaya S, Dabone C, Etowa EB, Ghose B, Ajiboye W, Tyerman J, Luctkar-Flude M, Rayner J, Nnorom O, Taylor R, Oneka G, Kohoun B, Tharao W, Inoua H, Edet R, Kiirya J, Kirunga K, Kemei J, Fantaye A

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/66546 PMID: 41086014

Factors Associated with the Usefulness of Public Health Communication in the Context of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Ottawa, Ontario.

Etowa J, Ghose B, Etowa E, Dabone C, Luc M, Jacques A, Roelofs S, Unachukwu U, Brown-Shreves D, Osandatuwa G, Inoua H

Infectious disease reports2023

DOI: 10.3390/idr15050051 PMID: 37736998

Correction to: Strengthening the Collection and Use of Disaggregated Data to Understand and Monitor the Risk and Burden of COVID-19 Among Racialized Populations.

Etowa J, Hyman I, Dabone C, Mbagwu I, Ghose B, Sano Y, Osman M, Mohamoud H

Canadian studies in population2022

DOI: 10.1007/s42650-022-00064-4 PMID: 35399366

Global Food Insecurity and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Rapid Review.

Dabone C, Mbagwu I, Muray M, Ubangha L, Kohoun B, Etowa E, Nare H, Kiros G, Etowa J

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022First author

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-00973-1 PMID: 33559109

Difficulties accessing health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: examining the intersectionality between immigrant status and visible minority status.

Etowa J, Sano Y, Hyman I, Dabone C, Mbagwu I, Ghose B, Osman M, Mohamoud H

International journal for equity in health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01593-1 PMID: 34915891

Strengthening the Collection and Use of Disaggregated Data to Understand and Monitor the Risk and Burden of COVID-19 Among Racialized Populations.

Etowa J, Hyman I, Dabone C, Mbagwu I, Ghose B, Sano Y, Osman M, Mohamoud H

Canadian studies in population2021

DOI: 10.1007/s42650-021-00050-2 PMID: 34629702

Impact of the Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative: analysis of anthropometric and biochemical data among school-aged children in Ouagadougou.

Elkhouri Edde C, Delisle H, Dabone C, Batal M

Global health promotion2020

DOI: 10.1177/1757975918789350 PMID: 30650015

A/C study protocol: a cross-sectional study of HIV epidemiology among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario

Mbuagbaw L, Tharao W, Husbands W, Nelson LE, Aden M, Arnold K, Baidoobonso S, Dabone C, Dryden O, Etowa E

BMJ Open202021 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036259 PMID: W3041775029

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Charles Dabone

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

The development and implementation of an innovative community-based intervention to strengthen community capacity for HIV prevention and care among Canadians of African Caribbean and Black (ACB) women in Ontario: a research protocol.

Strengthening the Capacity of Service Providers to Reduce the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on African, Caribbean, and Black Communities: Protocol for the COVID-19 African, Caribbean, and Black Providers Project 2.0 Implementation and Evaluation.

Factors Associated with the Usefulness of Public Health Communication in the Context of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Ottawa, Ontario.

Correction to: Strengthening the Collection and Use of Disaggregated Data to Understand and Monitor the Risk and Burden of COVID-19 Among Racialized Populations.

Global Food Insecurity and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Rapid Review.

Difficulties accessing health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: examining the intersectionality between immigrant status and visible minority status.

Strengthening the Collection and Use of Disaggregated Data to Understand and Monitor the Risk and Burden of COVID-19 Among Racialized Populations.

Impact of the Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative: analysis of anthropometric and biochemical data among school-aged children in Ouagadougou.

A/C study protocol: a cross-sectional study of HIV epidemiology among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario

Co-designing roadmaps for promoting culturally relevant food in long-term care homes in partnership with community food programs to address modifiable risk factors for poor health in the African, Caribbean, and Black population in Canada.

Analyzing food policies in Canada to identify windows of opportunity for equity-focused food service reform in the long-term care sector in pursuit of person-centered care for African, Caribbean and Black residents.

Using public policy to support public health providers and Indigenous leaders as change champions in initiating action on climate-related food insecurity and health in Canada's North

Strengthening community capacity for HIV prevention and care among African Caribbean and Black (ACB) women in Ontario: An interdisciplinary community-based participatory research initiative

Strengthening organizational capacity for health research, data management and knowledge mobilization in ACB communities across Canada

Strengthening organizational capacity for health research, data management and knowledge mobilization in ACB communities across Canada

Strengthening the capacity of healthcare providers to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on African, Caribbean, and Black communities in Ontario

Advancing healthcare for COVID-19 in Ontario: Strengthening providers' capacity for best practices in African, Caribbean and Black community service provision

Frequent collaborators

Josephine Etowa

Josephine Etowa

Ilene Hyman

Wangari Tharao

Bagnini Kohoun

Wangari Tharao

Winston Husbands

Jennifer Rayner

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Winston Husbands

Hugues Loemba

Jennifer Rayner

OmiSoore Dryden

Rita Shahin

Jennifer Rayner

Danielle Brown-Shreves

Fatimah Jackson-Best

Mwali Muray

Notisha Massaquoi

Notisha Massaquoi

WALE AJIBOYE

Lounanjio Brown O'Sullivan