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Item Open Access African American Women Have a Disadvantage When It Comes to Cancer Care(2013) Anucha, Uzo; Gorey, Kevin M.; Luginaah, Isaac; Schwartz, Kendra L.; Fung, Karen Y.; Balagurusamy, Madhan; Bartfay, Emma; Wright, Frances C.; Parsons, Renee R.Race has an impact on breast cancer treatment and survival. Non-Hispanic white women are more likely to survive breast cancer than African American women. Younger women are especially vulnerable. They tend to lack adequate health insurance.Item Open Access Beating Homelessness Is About More Than Just Getting Housing(2008) Anucha, Uzo; Smylie, Lisa; Mitchell, Colleen; Omorodion, FranciscaWhile getting housing is central to solving homelessness, there needs to be an overall improvement in healthcare, education, and social assistance for the poor.Item Open Access How to Prevent Homelessness When a Bed Is a Home?(2008) Anucha, UzoWhile shared-housing programs are a useful strategy for keeping many people from becoming homeless, others need more independent housing in order to climb out of poverty. There is an urgent need for more self-contained social housing in Canada.Item Open Access Mobilizing for Change: Capacity Building for Youth(2013) Mosher, Janet; Levesque, Sue; Appiah, Henry; Anucha, UzoKM strategies need to anticipate and respond to changes during the research process. Research and KM processes should also be designed to maximize opportunity and capacity among all participants.Item Open Access Shared Housing Programs Can Lead People Back into Homelessness(2011) Anucha, UzoShared housing does not meet the needs of people who have already been homeless. Many of these people wind up returning to homelessness. Subsidized individual apartments would better meet the needs of those trying to get out of a difficult situation.