Strengthening Healthcare Systems in Canada and Around the World
May 20/2022
The new NorthWest International Policy Network will bolster systems of primary care and examine pressing issues in health policy, particularly around pandemics. The University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health is establishing the NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT International Policy Network at its Institute for Pandemics. Supported by a...
New First Exposure initiative provides critical resources for maternal, reproductive and child health in Ontario
May 19/2022
A new information hub and research network at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health will fill crucial gaps in health care for mothers and infants. Thanks to a $5-million investment from the Vohra Miller Foundation, the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health is launching a groundbreaking...
Omicron triples Canada’s COVID-19 infection count, study shows
May 19/2022
Nearly 30 per cent of Canadian adults – 9 million people – were infected during the Omicron variant wave early in 2022, compared with just 10 per cent who had been infected in the previous four waves, according to a new study led by Toronto researchers. Despite the high numbers...
Nurturing Implementation Science: DLSPH Trainees Recognized for Projects on COVID-19 Vaccine Access, LTC Workplace Safety and More
April 13/2022
By Elaine Smith Five teams of early-career researchers walked away with prize money in their pockets at the inaugural DLSPH Research Day for Implementation Science on April 6. The 20 researchers – four per team – are the first group of trainees in DLSPH’s Global Public Health and Health Systems...
DLSPH Dean Steini Brown Receives Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award
April 01/2022
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
April 01/2022
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
March 31/2022
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
March 25/2022
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
March 23/2022
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...
Meet DLSPH’s New Associate Dean, Public Health Sciences
March 07/2022
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...