Maureen’s Story: Coming Into Oneself for Indigenous Health
November 21/2019
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH Maureen Gustafson walked towards the stage at convocation wearing the moccasins her mother gave her the day before. “I was really excited to wear them because, for a lot of people, moccasins are a symbol of Indigenous cultures,” says Gustafson, who graduated with...
Perceived loss of social status linked to rising mortality rate of white Americans
November 21/2019
By: Nicole Bodnar The rising mortality rates of white Americans is due to a perceived loss of social status, not socioeconomic disadvantage, according to a provocative new study led by researchers at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH). “This is a startling finding,” said Arjumand Siddiqi, Associate Professor...
The Vape Question –U of T’s tobacco policy expert Robert Schwartz breaks down the risks and regulation debate
November 20/2019
by Rebecca Biason, Communications and Events Coordinator at IHPME E-cigarette use commonly known as vaping, is on the rise and it is increasingly popular among young Canadians. This growing trend is concerning to researchers like Professor Robert Schwartz of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla...
Why do we need sustainable health care? – Launch of Centre for Sustainable Health Systems at U of T aims to tackle climate change through the organization and delivery of care
November 20/2019
by Rebecca Biason, Communications and Events Coordinator at IHPME Climate change is happening, and it threatens our health. More than 5% of Canada’s overall carbon footprint is generated by the health care system, and for Fiona Miller, a professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), the...
Lack of Health Data Hurting Black Canadians, Say Researchers
November 13/2019
by Gabrielle Giroday, Faculty of Medicine The health of Black Canadian women may be endangered by a lack of data, according to a first-of-its-kind paper from the University of Toronto. The paper – published this month in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved – explains how...
DLSPH Open: Mental Health at DLSPH
November 11/2019Dear colleagues, Over the last several months, mental health concerns were brought to the forefront at the University. I would like to acknowledge a number of individuals and initiatives that all members of our community can engage in to support their own — and each other’s — mental health and...
Tracking Global Health Improvements with New Method to Count the Dead
November 08/2019
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH Getting a snapshot of a country’s health statistics is as easy as using simple causes of death and disability surveys with open-source data. Best of all, the method is low cost and reproducible. Professor Prabhat Jha did just that with his National Burden...
The 2019 Arbor Awards Recognize Outstanding Alumnae
November 06/2019
By Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH Alumnae Elsa Cabral, Alison Crepinsek and Julie Foisy received an Arbor award last month, a recognition for their volunteer work at DLSPH. The Arbor Awards recognize alumni who personify the very best attributes of the University’s motto, Velut Arbor Aevo – May it...
Mourning the loss of former IHPME Chair and a leader in health management education – Dr. Peggy Leatt
November 04/2019
The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Dalla Lana School of Public Health community are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Peggy Leatt, former chair of the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and a much-valued educator. Dr. Leatt had a tremendous impact on...
DLSPH welcomes Victoria Arrandale as Assistant Professor of Occupational & Environment Health
November 01/2019
Victoria Arrandale joined the Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health as Assistant Professor (tenure-stream) in the Occupational & Environment Health Division (OEH) on November 1, 2019. Arrandale is an occupational health expert whose research focuses on assessing, developing and evaluating interventions to...