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Ilene Hyman

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Adjunct ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Ilene Hyman

Adjunct Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.

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Latest papers

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
Use of a Peer Equity Navigator Intervention to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccination Among African, Caribbean and Black Communities in Canada.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
Factors Impacting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Confidence Among Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Canada.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025 · first author

All 33 publications

Latest funding

A Kenyan Pilot Project to Develop an Interdisciplinary Ecosystem Approach to the "Sex for Fish" and Gender-Based Violence Among African Fishing Communities
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$225,660
Over the line: a bilateral conversation on race, place, and the environment
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Aging well: partnering to optimize social network and support for older immigrants in Ontario
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 6 grants and awards

33 publications.

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

Use of a Peer Equity Navigator Intervention to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccination Among African, Caribbean and Black Communities in Canada.

Etowa J, Hyman I, Unachukwu U

International journal of environmental research and public health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22081195 PMID: 40869781

Factors Impacting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Confidence Among Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Canada.

Hyman I, Khan A, Effiong I

International journal of environmental research and public health2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22040493 PMID: 40283723

Medical Interpreting Services for Refugees in Canada: Current State of Practice and Considerations in Promoting this Essential Human Right for All.

Arya AN, Hyman I, Holland T, Beukeboom C, Tong CE, Talavlikar R, Eagan G

International journal of environmental research and public health2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21050588 PMID: 38791802

A WISH to be Housed: Exploring the Winter Interim Solution to Homelessness (WISH) Temporary Accommodation Model in London, Canada.

Smith-Carrier T, Hall J, Belanger L, Hyman I, Oudshoorn A, B J, Lindstrom A

Community mental health journal2023

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-01009-6 PMID: 35906436

Community perspectives on addressing and responding to HIV-testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) people in Ontario, Canada

Etowa J, Tharao W, Mbuagbaw L, Baidoobonso S, Hyman I, Obiorah S, Aden M, Etowa EB, Gebremeskel A, Kihembo M

BMC International Health and Human Rights202245 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13093-0 PMID: W4229332353

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

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

Unpacking the health and social consequences of COVID-19 through a race, migration and gender lens.

Etowa J, Hyman I

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00456-6 PMID: 33410121

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

A Kenyan Pilot Project to Develop an Interdisciplinary Ecosystem Approach to the "Sex for Fish" and Gender-Based Violence Among African Fishing Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Onguny, Philip

Keywords: Gender-based violence; Sex-for-fish; Gender-based analysis; Interdisciplinarity; Kenya; Lake Victoria

$225,660

Over the line: a bilateral conversation on race, place, and the environment

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Keywords: environmental sociology; environmental justice; polluting industries; climate change; built environment; Aboriginal people; African Nova Scotians; environmental policy; race; culture; community mobilizing

$25,000

Aging well: partnering to optimize social network and support for older immigrants in Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Guruge, Sepali

Keywords: older immigrants; informal and formal social support; access to services; network mapping; urban and less-urbanized settings; Ontario; university-community partnerships

$200,000

À la croisée des chemins: Vivre une expérience d'immigration, être diabétique et en santé

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Dissemination Events

Principal investigators: Vissandjée, Bilkis

Keywords: Bonnes Pratiques En Partenariat; Déterminants Sociaux De La Santé; Gestion Saine Du Diabète De Type; Immigration

$24,145

Socially Engaged Citizenship as a Pathway to Health Equity for Displaced Populations: Addressing the Complexity, Innovating the Practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Poland, Blake D; Gastaldo, Denise

Keywords: Community Of Practice; Community-Based Research; Environmental Health; Health Citizenship; Health Equity; Inclusive Methodologies; Knowledge Translation; Migrant Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Engagement

$14,325

Immigrant perceptions of mental illness and their use of mental health services

Co-investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Beiser, Morton

Keywords: mental health attitudes; mental health; psychiatry; help-seeking behaviour; stigma

$50,000

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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Ilene Hyman

Latest papers

Latest funding

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.

Use of a Peer Equity Navigator Intervention to Increase Access to COVID-19 Vaccination Among African, Caribbean and Black Communities in Canada.

Factors Impacting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Confidence Among Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Canada.

Medical Interpreting Services for Refugees in Canada: Current State of Practice and Considerations in Promoting this Essential Human Right for All.

A WISH to be Housed: Exploring the Winter Interim Solution to Homelessness (WISH) Temporary Accommodation Model in London, Canada.

Community perspectives on addressing and responding to HIV-testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) people in Ontario, Canada

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

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

Unpacking the health and social consequences of COVID-19 through a race, migration and gender lens.

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

A Kenyan Pilot Project to Develop an Interdisciplinary Ecosystem Approach to the "Sex for Fish" and Gender-Based Violence Among African Fishing Communities

Over the line: a bilateral conversation on race, place, and the environment

Aging well: partnering to optimize social network and support for older immigrants in Ontario

À la croisée des chemins: Vivre une expérience d'immigration, être diabétique et en santé

Socially Engaged Citizenship as a Pathway to Health Equity for Displaced Populations: Addressing the Complexity, Innovating the Practice

Immigrant perceptions of mental illness and their use of mental health services

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Janice Du Mont

Josephine Etowa

Josephine Etowa

Sepali Guruge

Charles Dabone

Susitha Wanigaratne

Robin Mason

Rahim Moineddin

Wangari Tharao

Wangari Tharao

Hugues Loemba

Lu Wang

Jennifer Rayner

Notisha Massaquoi

Souraya Sidani

Jennifer Rayner

Danielle Brown-Shreves

Annette Bailey

Lounanjio Brown O'Sullivan

Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Jennifer Rayner