In the News
Sex matters less and less when it comes to mortality rates
New trends show that low-income women have a shorter life expectancy than high-income men in Canada, according to University of Toronto researchers who conducted one of the first and largest Canadian studies to examine gender-based mortality differences. “This study is important because it looks like male and female mortality rates...
Conversations that Matter: Is Canada’s Refugee Program Equitable?
By: Aylin Manduric, 4th year International Relations and Peace, Conflict, and Justice Studies student and editor-in-chief of Juxtaposition Magazine When photos of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s lifeless body surfaced in the international media, it sparked an intense and emotional response from many members of the Canadian public. But what is Canada’s...
Arctic scholar focuses on systems approaches to wellness in Arctic communities
From access to health services to the effects of global warming, the Arctic region is influenced by profound political, systemic and environmental changes. That’s why the Fulbright Arctic Initiative was created. It’s a research program including scholars from the Arctic Council’s eight member countries — Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,...
Infants in Northern Canada Face the Highest Rates of Respiratory Infection in the World
Infants in Canada’s north are facing alarming rates of respiratory infection, but providing an antibody to all infants will prevent hundreds of hospitalizations of babies in the Arctic and save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. In a paper published today in CMAJ Open, researchers conducted the largest study...
Introduction to Public Health course, UTQAP & Dean’s Leadership Series
For many members of our community, every September flies by in a whirlwind of new faces, courses, events and challenges. This year was no different. From international partnership collaboration, Introduction to Public Health course renewal to the upcoming external review and other events, this fall is shaping up to...
Prabhat Jha inducted into the U.S National Academy of Medicine
Congratulations to Professor Prabhat Jha who was selected as an international member of the National Academy of Medicine on October 17, 2016 in Washington DC. Professor Jha is one of 10 international members selected by the Academy in 2016 and joins the four University of Toronto faculty members who are...
Generous gift from the Clerici family aims to bring innovative health systems thinking to life
Healthcare practitioners and scholars will soon have the opportunity to turn their innovative ideas into reality, thanks to a generous gift from the Clerici family. Recently, siblings Adam and Ashley Clerici and Ashley’s husband Yianni Soumalias established the Healthy Generation Fund at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and...
Dean’s Team repsonse to 2016 Town Halls
Howard Hu, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.D. Dean Professor of Environmental Health, Epidemiology and Global Health Professor of Medicine Dear Students, Two-way communication between students and Faculty leadership is critical to strengthening the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and ensuring our trajectory of growth is mutually beneficial for everyone. A number...
Nancy Baxter and Howard Hu inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Congratulations to Professors Nancy Baxter and Howard Hu who were inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences on September 16, 2016 in Montreal. Professors Baxter and Hu are two of eight U of T researchers who were recognized as fellows in 2016 and join the 18 DLSPH faculty members...
Indigenous health research team receive $1.76 million grant to address tobacco use in Canadian Aboriginal communities
A research team led by Professors Robert Schwartz and Michael Chaiton received a $1.76 million grant on September 27, 2016 from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases to reduce commercial tobacco use and prevent chronic lung disease in Canadian Aboriginal communities. “Smoking cigarettes is one of the worst things you...