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DLSPH Dean Steini Brown Receives Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award
DLSPH Dean Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown was honoured on April 1, 2022 with the University of Toronto's Carolyn Touchy Impact on Public Policy Award. He received the award for his leadership in health system improvement, performance measurement and health emergency planning and response, which has transformed the decision-making process in Ontario....
Leading the Way in Public Health AI, Collaboratively
By Elaine Smith DLSPH is leading an ambitious, interdisciplinary effort to train a new generation of public health practitioners in artificial intelligence. “This is the first certificate and training program like this in Canada and perhaps worldwide,” says Laura Rosella, associate professor of epidemiology at DLSPH and project lead of...
DLSPH Researcher to Helm $2.5 Million Training and Mentorship Hub in 2SLGBTQ+ Health
By Elaine Smith An interdisciplinary research team has received a $2.5 million grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) to develop the 2SLGBTQ+ Health Hub: an intersectional training and mentorship platform. This innovative hub will tackle a major training and capacity gap in intersectional and community-informed 2SLGBTQ+ health...
DLSPH Researchers Study Canadian Vaccine Distribution From an Equity Lens
DLSPH researchers and colleagues from across Canada are studying the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in seven Canadian jurisdictions to learn the best ways of reaching equity-deserving and at-risk populations. Prof. Monica Aggarwal and her team received $500,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for a year-long study that will...
Let’s Really Talk: Stigma Still Clouds Suicide Numbers
by Françoise Makanda, DLSPH PhD Candidate C. Dalrymple-Fraser wants the conversation on suicide to change. Dalrymple-Fraser [they/their] does not have answers—just questions about statistics, personal responsibility and disability that could help spark a frank conversation about how the stigma around suicide has not changed. Recent studies have shown that suicide...
Researchers to examine the experiences of female health care workers to address burnout, attrition
By Alisa Kim The COVID-19 pandemic has made worse the long-standing issue of burnout among health care workers. A brief prepared for Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, for example, reports prior to 2020 severe burnout—characterized by intense emotional exhaustion and decreased professional achievement—was found in 20 to 40 per cent...
DLSPH Open: Why I’m Feeling Hopeful Today
Dear Colleagues, With the worst of the pandemic behind us, the worst of winter starting to fade and the promise of better times ahead, I’d like to share why I’m feeling hopeful today. I know that our community is largely exhausted and many are feeling burnout. But when I think...
Meet DLSPH’s New Associate Dean, Public Health Sciences
By Heidi Singer In the early 90s, Carol Strike was working as an HIV researcher for Health Canada when she met a group of epidemiologists working directly with HIV-positive people to develop research most relevant to the community’s needs. Thirty years ago, the idea of community-based research was still fairly...
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A Q&A with surgeon-scientist-in-training Dr. Fahima Dossa
During medical school, Dr. Fahima Dossa thought she would specialize in neurology, but after some clinical rotations she discovered an affinity for surgery. “I remember leaving my surgical rotation satisfied at the end of every day that I personally had done something to contribute to helping the patient with their...
DLSPH Welcomes Inaugural Registrar
By Elaine Smith Throughout her career, Jabeen Aslam has cherished the opportunity to work closely with students. Now she brings her nearly 10 years of experience in student support and enrolment management to the Dalla Lana School of Public Health as its inaugural Registrar and director of Student Services. “The...