Statement by DLSPH Dean Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown on the Discovery of the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children
June 01/2021I was horrified and heartbroken to learn about the discovery of 215 Indigenous children buried in an unmarked site at the Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C. This atrocity is just the latest in a shameful and, until recently, largely hidden history of discriminatory, racist treatment of Indigenous peoples by...
Alum’s Documentary ‘Mothering in Quarantine’ Wins Big at Toronto Film School Festival
May 18/2021By Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at The Dalla Lana School of Public Health What was a therapeutic project for Alum Kyisha Williams won the minds and hearts of The Toronto Film School Film Festival as the Best Documentary of 2020. Mothering in Quarantine is an honest video diary featuring Black...
DLSPH Open: Vaccination Efforts at the Community-Level
May 10/2021Dear faculty members, staff and students, With vaccination efforts picking up steam in Canada, I’d like to call your attention to the work of several DLSPH professors whose work embodies our School’s evolving understanding of both equity and precision in public health delivery. These are the culturally specific COVID vaccination...
Fitness and Lower Likelihood of COVID-19 Death Link Found
May 10/2021
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH U of T researchers have found that fit people are less likely to die from COVID-19. “One of the really cool findings of this study is that anyone with an above low level of physical activity is better protected,” says Rebecca Christensen, a...
A Climate Resilience Lab with a Racial Justice Lens
April 29/2021by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH A new lab at U of T will bring together lessons from climate change research and the future of community-based resilience work with a racial justice lens. The lab will officially launch in Fall 2021. "It's tragic that the bodies that built the...
U of T and Merck Canada Partner to Advance and Share Vaccine Knowledge and Research
April 27/2021
A $3-million contribution from Merck Canada Inc. to the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases reinforces U of T’s role as a leader in the advancement of immunization and vaccine science. As Canada marks National Immunization Awareness Week, a new investment from Merck Canada to...
Supervised Consumption Harm Reduction Goes Digital
April 26/2021U of T Researchers Test Novel Method to Reduce Opioid Deaths During the Pandemic by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH A group of researchers at DLSPH and The Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs are studying a remote supervised-consumption model known as “spotting” to understand its benefits among...
DLSPH Open: Gratitude for our Frontline Health Workers
April 08/2021Dear students, faculty members and staff, In the midst of this newest COVID-19 wave, I am so grateful for the heroism of our front-line health workers and the dedication of all who choose to teach, study and work in public health and health systems. At a time like this, it...
Indigenous Micro Cultural Safety Course to be Available for U of T Students
April 05/2021by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at Dalla Lana School of Public Health A team at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health (WBIIH) is delivering two cultural safety courses online to ensure that the next generation of health professionals is better equipped to provide care to Indigenous people. U of T students at...
Let’s not forget about dietitians’ contributions in the fight against COVID-19
March 31/2021
by Pierrette Buklis, Program Director, MPH-Nutrition & Dietetics (Le français suit...) It has been a tough year, and there are many unsung groups with important roles supporting affected patients and communities in lockdown. Dietitians are one of them. As Nutrition Month comes to a close, let’s shed some light on...