In the News
Nutrition and Dietetics Program launches
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto Public Health and University Health Network are partnering to create a comprehensive dietetic education program to improve nutrition services throughout the city and beyond. The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Nutrition and Dietetics is one of the only programs in Canada...
Global Health Summit: Big data invaluable in assessing health and health trends of nations, communities
By Elaine SmithBig data are large information sets that — when interpreted accurately — can illustrate the success of public health and healthcare delivery. But can they also provide an effective means for understanding both global and local health problems and creating solutions?At the Global Health Summit, Creating a Pandemic...
Making prevention a priority
By Elaine SmithWhat shape should the ideal health system take if health promotion and prevention were valued as much as disease treatment?The potential answers to that question will be up for discussion as part of the Global Health Summit, Creating a Pandemic of Health, being convened by the Dalla Lana...
DLSPH names first Associate Dean of Research: Dr. Daniel Sellen
Daniel Sellen, Professor of Public Health, Anthropology, Nutritional Sciences at U of T and Senior Scholar in Residence at the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, has been appointed the first Associate Dean of Research at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health for a three- year term. “I’m delighted...
Remembering Robert Remis: A pioneering Canadian HIV and AIDS advocate
Robert Remis, a public health leader in HIV and AIDS research, surveillance and advocacy, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014. “Robert was a colleague, co-researcher, friend and the most energetic person that I ever met who tirelessly contributed to the health and well-being of diverse communities in Canada and around...
Global health: Expanding our focus
By Elaine SmithA health epidemic is speeding its way towards the University of Toronto, and organizers of the upcoming Global Health Equity and Innovation Summit are convinced that it is contagious.The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is convening “Creating a Pandemic of Health” from November 3 to 5, 2014,...
Dean’s Message: October 2014
When preparing for my General Faculty Meeting presentation on October 22, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride in our School’s tremendous accomplishments since achieving faculty status 15 months ago. From the IHPME transition, the Big Data workshop, Michael and Amira Dan’s $10-million gift and the Global Health Summit, the...
Sick, fired and deported: the fate of injured or ill migrant farm workers in Ontario
For migrant farm workers in Ontario, getting sick or injured can mean losing a job and getting deported, a practice that raises concerns for human rights and health equity, according to a study by Dalla Lana School of Public Health researchers."Medical repatriation is about getting sick, fired and deported all...
DLSPH welcomes Jillian Kohler, Director of the Collaborative Doctoral Program in Global Health
Dean Howard Hu is delighted to announce a new appointment in the School. Jillian Kohler, Associate Professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, is taking a leadership role in global health. She...
DLSPH welcomes faculty member in Occupational and Environmental Health
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health would like to welcome Jeremy Scott who will commence a tenure track position as Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Health on January 1, 2015. Scott will be teaching an industrial toxicology course at the School this fall.With a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and...