Our Vision
- All students, faculty and staff at DLSPH have fundamental understandings to help create equitable and inclusive spaces to work, teach and learn.
- Our systems and processes are designed to embrace practices of EDI and anti-racism reflect principles of social justice.
- Our collective impact outside DLSPH walls leverage diverse perspectives to create positive changes in public health and health systems.
The DLSPH Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office has been created to support students, faculty, and staff in advancing in these areas of change.
DLSPH EDI Priorities
After engaging with some students, faculty and staff, a need for change in some specific areas surfaced. Underpinned by a commitment to transparency and accountability, the EDI Office will support DLSPH in the work of that change in the following areas:
Phase 1 of DLSPH EDI Priorities
Learn more about the phases and priorities here.
Phase 1 of DLSPH EDI Priorities
Recruitment, Hiring and Appointments
Address systems that may hold discriminatory practices and create barriers to attracting and hiring high-quality applicants from underrepresented groups to DLSPH
| Commitment | Vision |
| Increased Diversity of Students, Staff, Faculty and Leadership Address underrepresentation to ensure diverse experiences, intersections, perspectives, and thought inform teaching, discussion, and the DLSPH environment |
Staff, Faculty, Leadership Appointments: Expanding posting locations, qualification indicators, search and recruitment, and other efforts to support diversity in experiences and thought are informing teaching and decision-making Students: Continued focus on increasing access Community Investment: Establish pathways to support scholars from and increase presence in underrepresented communities |
| Improved Hiring Process Address processes that may inequitably exclude high-quality applicants |
Hiring process should broaden candidate pool and support diversity at each stage of the recruitment, search and interview processes allowing for diverse skills to show value |
Student Support
Improve the provision and communication of mental health support for Black, Indigenous, other communities and all intersections currently underserved by current offerings, while recognizing student commitments to improving school environment
| Commitment | Vision |
| Improved Communication of Existing Mental Health Support Students should be aware of resources available to them when they need support |
Knowledge of what supports are available, where to access them, and how, are effectively communicated and part of student knowledge |
| Mental Health Support that is Responsive to Needs of Students When in need, students should have access to support where they feel understood |
Responsive resources that properly support the different needs of students from communities that are, and have been, systemically oppressed |
| Recognition Policy for Student Advisory Engagements Recognition and appreciation of students who share their time and perspective to help shape EDI-AR work |
Volunteered time of students are appreciated and appropriately recognized |
Curricula Enhancement
Addressing existing gaps in curricula to maintain excellence in curricula offerings and ensuring graduates are fully prepared to safely work with diverse communities and an evolving work environment with growing EDI-AR priorities
| Commitment | Vision |
| Evolution of Existing Curricula Ensuring that content being taught recognizes the value of diverse content, pedagogy and perspectives, while preparing graduate for changing environment they will enter |
Faculty should be able to map where appropriate EDI-AR learnings are happening within their courses or programs |
| New Programs, Courses, and Curricula | DLSPH graduates should not leave without opportunities to attain fundamental EDI-AR competencies and the application to their field |
If you would like to learn more about the office or get involved in advancing these priorities please contact us at edio.dlsph@utoronto.ca.