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Professor Jha and colleagues report in Lancet Global Health on district-based mortality in India
Neonatal, 1—59 month, and under-5 mortality in 597 Indian districts, 2001 to 2012: estimates from national demographic and mortality surveysFull Document Link HERE or Read the full article via the Centre for Global Health Research
Dr. David Henry appointed as professor and senior advisor to the Dean
Sent on behalf of Professor Howard Hu and Professor Adalsteinn BrownWe are pleased to announce that Dr. David Henry has been appointed as professor and senior advisor to the Dean, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Director, Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. Dr Henry will develop...
Dr. Ross Upshur is the new Head of Division of Clinical Public Health
From the Dean:Dear DLSPH Faculty, Students, Staff, Alumni and other stakeholders,I am extremely pleased to announce another key development in academic leadership within DLSPH. As of this month, Dr. Ross Upshur has become the Head of our Division of Clinical Public Health. This innovative new Division has the goal of...
Professor Hu provides expert view on recent use of chemical weapons use in Syria
Professor Hu Provides insight to CTV on chemical weapons used in Syria CTV Professor Hu provides expert view on recent use of chemical weapons use in Syria The Toronto StarProfessor Hu on 'How the latest chemical weapons claim differs from others' CNN(Please click links above)
Call for Participation: Symposium on Healthier Cities & Communities
Call for ParticipationSymposium on Healthier Cities & CommunitiesDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of TorontoOctober 24th, 2013What burning issues arise in your attempts to build healthier cities and communities? What resources and collaborations would support you in understanding and creating healthier communities?Join us in exchanging knowledge, strengthening collaboration...
Heather Rilkoff on ‘How gender affects access to medical treatment in Uganda’
Heather Rilkoff, graduate of the Dalla Lana Faculty of Public Health, published “Exploring Gender Dimensions of Treatment Programmes for Neglected Tropical Diseases in Uganda” which explores the role of gender in access to treatment in the Uganda National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program.Click the two links below for more info.Exploring...
Dr. Paula Braitstein and MPH alumna Lonnie Embleton published work referenced in the media
Dr. Paula Braitstein, DLSPH Professor, and MPH alumna Lonnie Embleton’s study, “The epidemiology of substance use amongst street children in resource-constrained settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” generated a Toronto Star and Voice of America Report article. The study reports drug use as being common among street children, posing serious...
Engineering and DLSPH Faculties Collaborate on an exposomics research initiative
Engineering and DLSPH faculty secure internal grant to create new initiative on exposomics---the use of 'omics to characterize environmental exposures Many chronic diseases are now believed to be due to a combination of an individual’s genome and their cumulative environmental exposure. Exposome, analogous to genome, is an emerging approach to...