Options for increasing access to quality community primary care report
March 20/2026Executive Summary Canada is facing a primary care crisis, with millions of people lacking access to a regular primary care provider. Expanding the scope of practice for non-physician providers has emerged as a promising strategy to address health system gaps by enabling these professionals to safely perform tasks beyond their...
CIHR grant supports pan-Canadian harm reduction network led by PHS Associate Dean
March 19/2026
Backed by $2 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Professor Carol Strike and her team are launching a national harm reduction network to advance evidence-based strategies, inform policy, and enhance the health and safety of people who use substances nationwide. Within Canada’s health system, supports for people...
DLSPH Centre to evaluate and improve global health initiatives
February 10/2026
Global Affairs Canada awarded the Centre for Global Health $3.5 million to evaluate and improve global health initiatives. By Ishani Nath The Centre for Global Health is located at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), but its efforts to improve global health and health systems are felt around...
DLSPH’s microfungal biodiversity bank will remain in Canada, avoiding risk of being moved overseas
February 04/2026
After years without funding support, it was feared in 2024 that the UAMH Centre for Global Microfungal Biodiversity at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) would have to be moved abroad. Gratefully, after a generous donation, the western hemisphere's largest archive of public health-relevant microfungi will remain in...
2025 DLSPH Wrapped: Our community’s highlights from this year
December 18/2025
From award ceremonies and keynote speeches, To bold ideas and what your professor teaches, Students, faculty, alumni and staff, Here's your 2025 DLSPH Wrapped! As 2025 draws to a close, we asked our DLSPH students, faculty, staff, and alumni to share their favourite moments so we could reflect on and celebrate the many accomplishments, adventures and partnerships...
‘Always working for my people’: DrPH Student Cheyenne Joseph wins Indigenous healthcare grant
December 01/2025
DLSPH student Cheyenne Joseph wins 2025/26 Kausattumi Grant from the Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network. By Ishani Nath DLSPH student Cheyenne Joseph has held many titles. Nurse. Instructor. Piluwitahasuwin. Director of Health for the Assembly of First Nations. But no matter the role, First Nation community is at the heart of Joseph’s work....
DLSPH researcher deepens our understanding of intimate partner violence and ways to help
November 18/2025
Multiple new studies led by IHPME Associate Professor, Beverley Essue, illustrate the urgent need to address intimate partner violence around the world, and opportunities to improve access to care here in Canada. By Ishani Nath Photos of animals — a tiger in a cage and a polar bear with a...
Three innovative projects that earned DLSPH faculty 2025 NSERC grants
September 10/2025
DLSPH Profs. Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad, Patricia Trbovich and Camellia Zakaria received 2025 NSERC grants for innovative projects that apply cutting-edge technology to help catch health issues early, monitor operating room procedures, and map black carbon pollution from traffic. By Marielle Boutin and Ishani Nath To expand the impact of...
DLSPH Students Shine in Documentary Digging Into the Health Risks of Heavy Metal Contamination
January 24/2025
Heavy Risks zooms in on the Whin Valley, Ghana and showcases the public health risks of heavy mental contamination, and what can be done to protect this essential farming region. By Ishani Nath Recently, three DLSPH students took what they learned in the classroom and applied it to protect the...
Vaccines for older individuals: barriers and solutions
December 20/2024
Increasing our investment in vaccines for older individuals is critical as we consider the needs of the aging population. By Julie Perry Many Ontarians can recall the yellow immunization cards either from their own childhood vaccination series or from their children’s, with check marks at 2, 4, 6, and 12...