DLSPH Open: Gratitude for our Frontline Health Workers
April 08/2021Dear students, faculty members and staff, In the midst of this newest COVID-19 wave, I am so grateful for the heroism of our front-line health workers and the dedication of all who choose to teach, study and work in public health and health systems. At a time like this, it...
Indigenous Micro Cultural Safety Course to be Available for U of T Students
April 05/2021by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at Dalla Lana School of Public Health A team at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health (WBIIH) is delivering two cultural safety courses online to ensure that the next generation of health professionals is better equipped to provide care to Indigenous people. U of T students at...
Let’s not forget about dietitians’ contributions in the fight against COVID-19
March 31/2021
by Pierrette Buklis, Program Director, MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics (Le français suit...) It has been a tough year, and there are many unsung groups with important roles supporting affected patients and communities in lockdown. Dietitians are one of them. As Nutrition Month comes to a close, let’s shed some light on...
Spreading the Love of Math Through Instagram
March 26/2021by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH DLSPH Assoc. Prof. Rinku Sutradhar is spreading her love of math to kids through Instagram. “Our children seem to enjoy practical math questions, and with more family time available during this pandemic, my husband and I started creating our own math word problems...
Race, Health and Happiness Podcast Highlights Game Changers
March 18/2021
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH The upcoming season of DLSPH Prof. Onye Nnorom’s popular podcast, Race, Health and Happiness (RHH) will showcase some of the game changers advancing anti-racism in health care. Dr. Nnorom will be speaking with guests like Dr. Marcia Anderson, Gurneet Dhami, Kern Carter, Victoria...
DLSPH Open: Wellness
March 15/2021Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, It’s been a year of learning together, apart, and ‘so much has happened’ feels like an understatement, especially since it is all still happening. The burden of suffering, like the burden of work, is not shared equally across communities, evoking significant and complex emotions and...
Experts Work Together to Bolster Migrant Health Research
March 01/2021A group of DLSPH researchers have come together to explore the intersection of migration and public health. “The DLSPH has a long tradition of research and teaching in this area,” Prof. Andrea Cortinois, a group member of DLSPH’s Public Health and Migration says, “but we do not have a ‘home.’...
DLSPH Commemorates Black History Month
February 17/2021
To help mark this year’s Black History Month, DLSPH leaders and Black scholars are sharing what this moment means to them. This page will be updated regularly to include more statements from our community. Learning and Unlearning To me, Black History Month is a tap on the shoulder reminding me...
Pandemic Information Overload? U of T Experts Deliver Custom Data to Your Inbox
November 23/2020
Anyone in Ontario can now receive free daily emails with details of COVID-19 cases in their postal codes, thanks to researchers from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and their partners at the howsmyflattening.ca website. The next-generation version of the site includes an interactive open-source monitoring system to support...
Creating Safer Environments for Canada’s Soldiers
November 11/2020
For the first time in his 30 years with the Canadian Armed Forces, Major Gary Johnston will be remembering Canada’s war dead by watching a ceremony on TV. “I don’t think I’ve really come to terms with it yet,” says Johnston, a Bioscience Officer with the Department of National Defence,...