LaRon Nelson, University of Ottawa

Research

African, Black, Caribbean Populations Community Based Participatory Research (Cbpr)Covid-19 Health Care Providers Health Care Services Health Inequities Health Policy Racialized Populations

Latest funding

Advancing healthcare for COVID-19 in Ontario: Strengthening providers' capacity for best practices in African, Caribbean and Black community service provision
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$307,027

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Etowa, Josephine B; Nelson, LaRon E

Keywords: African, Black, Caribbean Populations; Community Based Participatory Research (Cbpr); Covid-19; Health Care Providers; Health Care Services; Health Inequities; Health Policy; Racialized Populations; Social Determinants Of Health; Vulnerable Populations

$307,027

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: African, Black, Caribbean Populations Dear Professor Nelson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on african, black, caribbean populations connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Advancing healthcare for COVID-19 in Ontario: Strengthening providers' capacity for best practices in African, Caribbean and Black community service provision" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]