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U of T supports Universal Health Coverage Day
In May 1914, John “Gerry” FitzGerald opened the University of Toronto Antitoxin Laboratory in the basement of the University’s medical building in a city rife with infectious disease. The lab eventually helped control or eradicate deadly infectious diseases like diphtheria and smallpox by manufacturing vaccines and distributing them for free...
Two Dalla Lana School of Public Health professors awarded CIHR Applied Public Health Chairs
By Elaine SmithDeveloping targeted public health interventions at street youth in Kenya and Canada’s Aboriginal peoples are two projects that will be undertaken by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s new Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Applied Public Health Chairs.Paula Braitstein and Janet Smylie, both Associate Professors of...
Ebola: Experts, Resources, Breaking News
As the Ebola outbreak continues, Dalla Lana School of Public Health experts are leading authorities on the disease, the ethical issues surrounding treatment and prevention measures, and more. This page aggregates information about the Ebola outbreak from various sources and addresses some of the most commonly questions surrounding the disease,...
Detaining Ebola: Professor Ross Upshur on the ethics of quarantine
By: Liam MitchellTo quarantine or not to quarantine?That is the question that has surrounded nurse Kaci Hickox since she returned to the United States from Sierra Leone where she treated Ebola patients. While some — notably New Jersey Governor Chris Christie — have insisted that she be quarantined for 21...
Global Health Summit: Creating a Pandemic of Health is underway
From November 3 to 5, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health is hosting a Global Health Equity and Innovation Summit, “Creating a Pandemic of Health,” that aims to shift the emphasis in health care away from the traditional focus on disease and towards a concentration on health and well-being....
Dean’s Message: November/December 2014
As we approach the holiday break, I’ve reflected on the last year and feel tremendously proud of our School. This autumn in particular was a busy time for our School’s faculty, staff, alumni and students. I often mention our steep growth trajectory and this was very true this fall with...
Global Health Summit: The Grand Convergence
By Elaine SmithThe issue: In a widely read 2013 article, "Global Health 2013: The Grand Convergence," The Lancet revisited the case for investment in health and developed a new investment framework to achieve dramatic health gains by 2035.The lead author, Dean T. Jamison, now a professor emeritus at the University...
Global Health Summit: Improving health though innovative city design
Photo by Howard Hu in Shanghai, ChinaBy: Elaine SmithAs more and more of the world’s population migrate to cities to seek employment, health-care professionals are thinking about ways to ensure that those cities provide healthy environments for large numbers of people.The Global Health Summit, slated for November 3 to 5...
Renewing partnerships to strengthen circumpolar health systems
On a recent trip to Yellowknife, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Director Adalsteinn Brown took his capacity building role very seriously.The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is closely partnered with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research and Professor Brown visited the Institute September 17 to 19 to...
Global Health Summit addresses effects of power, politics and privilege
By: Elaine SmithPublic health is intimately connected to the world and to people’s lives. Often, factors such as politics, power and privilege dictate access to health information, education and resources, which may hinder people’s ability to live healthy lives.Power, Politics and Privilege is one of the sub-themes of the University...