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CanCOVID: COVID-19 Disinformation / Misinformation Among Black Canadians

  • 29 Mar 2022
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Webinar

CanCOVID Speaker Series

COVID-19 Disinformation / Misinformation Among Black Canadians 

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Bukola (Oladunni) Salami, RN, MN, PhD, Director, Intersections of Gender Signature Area, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Founder and Lead, Black Youth Mentorship Program, Founder and Lead, African Child and Youth Migration Network, Principal Investigator, Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program (HIPP)​

  • Dr. Janet Kemei, RN, MHSc, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Researcher, Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program (HIPP)​

Anti-Black racism, inequities in social determinants of health, and dis/misinformation contribute to high rates of COVID-19 infection and low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. This presentation will focus on a review of the literature on COVID-19 dis/misinformation among Black people and their perception of COVID-19 as shared on social media and other online platforms.




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