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Making Big Data More Inclusive
A newly appointed DLSPH Faculty member and data pioneer is on a mission to help public health practitioners hear the “quiet voices” not traditionally captured in online data gathering. Neil Seeman has become a world-leading expert in uncovering the perspectives and experiences of people who don’t typically take surveys or...
A Climate Resilience Lab with a Racial Justice Lens
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH A new lab at U of T will bring together lessons from climate change research and the future of community-based resilience work with a racial justice lens. The lab will officially launch in Fall 2021. "It's tragic that the bodies that built the...
U of T and Merck Canada Partner to Advance and Share Vaccine Knowledge and Research
A $3-million contribution from Merck Canada Inc. to the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases reinforces U of T’s role as a leader in the advancement of immunization and vaccine science. As Canada marks National Immunization Awareness Week, a new investment from Merck Canada to...
Supervised Consumption Harm Reduction Goes Digital
U of T Researchers Test Novel Method to Reduce Opioid Deaths During the Pandemic by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH A group of researchers at DLSPH and The Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs are studying a remote supervised-consumption model known as “spotting” to understand its benefits among...
Microdosing, a Placebo Effect
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH A recent study found that microdosing psychedelic drugs had beneficial psychological effects – but so did a placebo. That might seem like a dose of cold water for this promising area of mental health treatment, but DLSPH Adjunct Prof. Dr. Dominique Morisano sees...
DLSPH Open: Gratitude for our Frontline Health Workers
Dear 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
by 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
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...
Prof. Theodore Witek to Helm Canada’s First DrPH Program
By Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Canada’s first Doctor of Public Health program has its first director – Theodore Witek, an IHPME and DLSPH professor with a long history at the intersection of academic research and industry leadership. “I am very excited to...
Spreading the Love of Math Through Instagram
by 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...