Linda Akuamoah-Boateng, York University

Research

Health Equity

Latest funding

Co-Creating Afrocentric Strategies to Meet Black Older Adults' Health Promotion Participation Needs Through Active Community Health Centers Partnerships in the Greater Toronto Area
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$150,000

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Co-Creating Afrocentric Strategies to Meet Black Older Adults' Health Promotion Participation Needs Through Active Community Health Centers Partnerships in the Greater Toronto Area

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Kalu, Michael E; Akuamoah-Boateng, Linda; Grummon, Dan M

Keywords: Health Equity

$150,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Equity Dear Professor Akuamoah-Boateng, 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 health equity 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 "Co-Creating Afrocentric Strategies to Meet Black Older Adults' Health Promotion Participation Needs Through Active Community Health Centers Partnerships in the Greater Toronto Area" (2025), 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]