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Attention to health disparities must guide efforts to monitor and mitigate the impact of COVID-19
Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic must consider the complex interplay between socioeconomic status and health disparities, according to an analysis led by a team of U of T researchers published in the British Medical Journal. The paper, “Using socioeconomics to counter health disparities arising from the covid-19 pandemic,” argues...
From Theory to Practice: Origins of the University of Toronto Journal of Public Health
by Daniel A. Harris, Rebecca A.G. Christensen and Jean-Paul R. Soucy The University of Toronto Journal of Public Health (UTJPH) reflects a grassroots, student-led initiative that grew out of a simple question: “How can we support the next generation of public health leaders?” This question was raised at a division-specific...
Vivek Goel to step down as U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives
Vivek Goel, who led U of T's extensive research operation for the last six years, will take on a new role as a special adviser to U of T’s president and provost, helping to guide the university’s COVID-19 planning efforts (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn) by Geoffrey Vendeville, U of...
DLSPH launches a pan-Canadian study to understand the financing, organization, and performance of provincial and territorial public health systems
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the critical role of public health, revealing variations across the country in the preparedness and effectiveness of provincial and territorial (PT) public health systems. Yet, surprisingly little is known about how public health is financed, governed, and organized, and the composition of...
Your questions answered: the path to an effective COVID-19 vaccine
On May 26, 2020, IHPME hosted a COVID-19 webinar — the twelfth in the DLSPH COVID-19 webinar series — exploring the path to an effective COVID-19 vaccine. It featured leaders from research, policy and private industry describing the pharmaceutical trajectory of new antiviral products (including the COVID-19 vaccine), from development...
DLSPH Researchers Create Engaging Mental Health Resource for Sexual and Gender Minority Men and Other Guys into Guys
U of T researchers have launched a comprehensive website to support guys into guys— gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, two-spirit, gender queer, gender non-binary, trans, and other guys who are sexually and/or romantically interested in other guys. The resource, called goodhead.ca, is a product of significant community consultation work and is...
U of T Researchers to Study Impact of Cannabis on Indigenous Oral Health
Clinical research and Indigenous knowledge models will help team gather first evidence of effects of cannabis on Indigenous peoples of Canada A multidisciplinary team from the University of Toronto, with experts from the Faculty of Dentistry and the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public...
Affliction Without Immunity: How Anti-Black Racism Damages More Than the Dream
By Thalicia James, IHPME Alumna, Class of 2013 I am a 43-year-old Canadian born woman. I have 2 daughters, 3 degrees, and a beautiful home in a lovely GTA suburb. I am a healthcare professional, I have a diverse group of friends and a fierce national pride for both my...
Statement from Dean Steini Brown on Anti-Black Racism
To the Dalla Lana School of Public Health community, The deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet and D’Andre Campbell and the violent deaths of Black people in the United States are tragedies that only re-enforce the undeniable impact of structural anti-Black racism on health. I am writing to express my profound shock and anger with these tragedies and to make it clear...
U of T Offers Groundbreaking Training in Diplomacy for Public Health Professionals
The race to create effective COVID-19 prevention and treatments illustrates the need for broader skills Diplomacy is both art and science – and public health professionals increasingly need to understand each of its intricate disciplines in order to create positive change in the world. That’s the guiding principle behind...