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Assumptions about the Lethality of Air Pollution in India May Be Exaggerated
High levels of exposure to air pollution in India have a smaller effect on mortality than previously estimated, according to the first study to cover the whole of India, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a leading peer-reviewed journal. India has among the highest levels of air pollution in the world,...
Advice for Prospective Students from the Incoming Class
By Françoise Makanda New students share their excitement about joining the DLSPH community -- and their advice for those about to undergo the application process. Show Why You Care About Public Health “While your CV is valuable, focus on showing why public health is important to you specifically! Really try...
Statement on Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Dear DLSPH Community, Today has grave significance for our society, but also, I believe, for those of us who seek to improve public health and health systems. For me, Orange Shirt Day and Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation bring sadness, as I consider the tragedy of residential schools;...
“What if the trees stopped breathing?”How U of T faculty are spreading seeds of knowledge for environmental repair and reconciliation
By Bonnie O’Sullivan Walking north along McCaul Street toward College, you may not immediately notice the narrow garden on the side of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) building. It is a small sliver of green space surrounded by buildings that compete for, and often win, your attention. ...
Prof. Xiaolin Wei combats health care barriers near and far
By Bonnie O’Sullivan Photography by France Geomark Doctora Long before the pandemic, Prof. Xiaolin Wei was on the frontlines addressing health misinformation and building trust between health care professionals and communities. Now, the DLSPH epidemiologist has been recognized with election to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. From a small...
Selective Abortion of Girls Occurs — For Different Reasons — Among Indian and Chinese Diaspora: DLSPH Researchers
The rates of selective abortion of female fetuses in third pregnancies following two earlier girls is higher among Indian diaspora than within India, according to a study published by public health researchers at the University of Toronto. The study authors, health researcher Catherine Meh and Prof. Prabhat Jha from the...
Five DLSPH PhD students selected as inaugural Connaught Fellows
By Bonnie O'Sullivan One-third of those named to the Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship Program are from DLSPH. The five students – Tenzin Butsang, Rose Schmidt, Jane Zhao, Madison Giles and Anam Shahil Feroz – share a passion for bridging academia with practical impact. From September 2022 to August...
Marburg Detection Highlights Importance of Global Surveillance Cooperation
By Françoise Makanda, DLSPH While cases of the Marburg virus were discovered in Ghana and Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Prof. Shelly Bolotin is cautiously optimistic about the state of infectious disease surveillance. Marburg is a zoonotic disease which is closely related to Ebola. With a high mortality...
Undergraduate students receive $33,000 for their research project
By Bonnie O’Sullivan Photography by Diana Tyszko The Dalla Lana School of Public Health Outreach and Access Program participants have been awarded funding to support their research into youth programming at The Neighbourhood Organization in Thorncliffe Park. They started as teenage members of a DLSPH outreach program and then went...
“It was Exhilarating!”: U of T Students Become Lay Vaccinators
By Heidi Singer and Françoise Makanda When the first person walked through the door of the makeshift clinic on U of T’s St. George campus, half a dozen students in red polo shirts and purple medical gloves were sitting at long tables, waiting to make history. Akash Kothari, a Master’s...