High Levels of Hazardous Chemicals Found in Canadian Nail Salons
February 14/2022
Researchers at U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, in collaboration with Parkdale Queen West Community Heath Centre and the Healthy Nail Salons Network, have found that nail technicians in discount salons are exposed to several chemicals widely used as plasticizers and flame retardants. The study, published Feb....
Meet DLSPH’s new 2SLGBTQ+ Health Lead
February 04/2022
By Elaine Smith Daniel Grace, an associate professor at DLSPH, has been named the School’s new 2SLGBTQ+ Health Lead, effective Jan. 1, 2022. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to support the advancement of education and research in 2SLGBTQ+ health,” says Grace, Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender...
Shelly Bolotin to Head Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases
January 28/2022
By Heidi Singer Shelly Bolotin has been fascinated by infectious disease all her life – first the biology of it, and then the profound way social, economic and other human factors drive its spread. “Viruses are smarter than we are -- that blows my mind,” says DLSPH’s Associate Professor of...
Dr. Julia O’Sullivan partners with First Nations communities across Canada to strengthen early childhood literacy
January 24/2022
By Alisa Kim The window of opportunity for literacy is narrow, closing for most by the age of 10 years. Early literacy is not only critical for academic success but confers socioeconomic benefits. “If you can’t read and write well by the time you go to grade four, you...
A Blueprint for Black Food Sovereignty in Toronto
January 05/2022
By Heidi Singer DLSPH faculty helped make history last month with the launch of North America’s first Black Food Sovereignty Program – an attempt to address food insecurity by creating a Black-run food pipeline from field to table. The Toronto Black Food Sovereignty Plan, the result of a unique partnership between...
Cannabis Research Blocked by Policy Hinders Public Health
January 04/2022by Françoise Makanda at The Dalla Lana School of Public Health Are edibles better than vaping cannabis? Is vaping cannabis better than smoking marijuana? Even the experts don't know—yet. Since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, researchers have been very focused on these questions. “You need full documentation on each...
Partnering with Faith Communities to Promote Vaccines — What Works?
December 21/2021
Across Canada, public health officials are trying new partnerships and approaches to encourage vaccine confidence. DLSPH researchers hope to learn whether these efforts help. By Heidi Singer DLSPH researchers are beginning to study how Canadian public health officials and religious leaders are collaborating to build vaccine confidence in communities and...
Return to In-Person Classes Announcement – Winter Term 2022
November 05/2021
Dear DLSPH community, After extensive research and careful consideration of multiple academic and social factors and public health guidance, we have decided to return to in-person courses for the Winter 2022 term. Instructors will determine what in-person means for their Winter course(s) and communicate accordingly to students. For the majority...
Global North Accountability Needed in Research Studies to “Decolonize Global Health”
October 21/2021Françoise Makanda at DLSPH “Friends have warned me that they want to take your blood because later, they will sell it,” says a transgender Peruvian woman who participated in a recent trial of the HIV prevention drug PrEP. “We are experiments for other countries to see whether or not we react...
Update on Building Access
October 14/2021
Dear DLSPH Community, I would like to share our plans for safely navigating DLSPH buildings during the Fall 2021 Term. As a school of public health, we must be exemplary in our own COVID safety protocols. As such, our newly revised protocols (see attached), developed in consultation with DLSPH’s occupational...