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Reminder: Measles Vaccines Protect Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves

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With measles cases popping up across Canada, U of T researchers explain why getting vaccinated helps those who can’t.   By Ishani Nath Measles cases are popping up across Canada, and with low vaccination rates and travellers returning from March Break, health officials are concerned this preventable disease may continue...

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Inaugural Canadian SORT IT Program Aims to Improve Accessibility and Uptake of Vaccines

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The launch of the Canadian public health program SORT IT provides critical research support to countries and institutions By Subrana Rahman, MPH Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (Health Promotion) Student, Class of 2024 As a global partnership based at TDR (the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases...

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DLSPH Professor Honoured by TTC During Black History Month

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Dr. Roberta K. Timothy is one of 11 Black Torontonians being celebrated for their leadership, with likenesses captured by artists for display in subway stations and buses for Black History Month By Elaine Smith Walk into Toronto’s St. George subway station in February and you’ll see a mural of a...

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Tuberculosis Research in Tibet Soars to New Heights, Improving Treatment Adherence and Outcomes

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Professor Xiaolin Wei, the Dalla Lana Chair of Global Health Policy, in Clinical Public Health and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at DLSPH, and his co-authors recently had their tuberculosis research in Tibet published in The Lancet. The article is titled ‘Effectiveness of a comprehensive package based on...

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These researchers explore how Latine/​x newcomers experience housing and health

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The two-year study will explore housing and health challenges unique to Latine/x newcomers.  By Elaine Smith  Professor Amaya Perez-Brumer, an early career researcher at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), and her co-researchers have been awarded a Connaught Community Partnership Grant to study the unique housing challenges facing...

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Got questions about vaccines for kids? A new phone line offers answers

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The Vaccine Consult Service pilot project, launched by members of the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (CVPD), aims to help increase vaccine confidence by answering Ontario parents' questions about vaccines. By Ishani Nath Canada is in the thick of respiratory illness season, yet the number of individuals getting the updated...

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IHPME Student Awarded Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

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Leighton Schreyer, IHPME student in the Health Systems Leadership and Innovation program at DLSPH, is among 11 Canadians awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Leighton Schreyer, currently pursuing both the MD Program at Temerty Medicine and the MSc in Health Systems Leadership and Innovation (HSLI) at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), is one of...

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DLSPH home to First Exposure, new resource for pregnant people and their care providers

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Digital information hub, First Exposure, provides crucial information about medication and environmental exposures to expectant and new parents so they can make informed choices.  By Elaine Smith  Updated: March 15, 2024 Ontario’s pregnant people, their families and healthcare providers need look no further than First Exposure for evidence-based information about...

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New Academic Centre Unites Four Health Sciences Faculties to Address Global Ecological Change

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A new academic centre aims to advance education, research, and impact in planetary health and sustainable health systems, fostering a better future for generations to come.   By Stephanie Callan Climate change stands as one of the most significant threats to global health, with decades of research demonstrating both large...

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Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously assumed, new study finds

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Findings published in PLOS ONE indicate that in most cases, the protection passed from mother to infant fades after two months, leaving infants at risk of infection. Ishani Nath Infants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are eligible for...

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