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New report highlights wins — and opportunities — for climate action and sustainability in healthcare
A look at how the TAHSN Sustainability Balanced Scorecard is helping hospital improve sustainability in healthcare. By Ishani Nath Health organizations across the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN) are taking action to improve sustainability in healthcare — and better prepare for the health impacts of climate change. Canada’s healthcare...
DLSPH Faculty: The importance of representation on women’s health outcomes
In this Q&A, DLSPH Profs. Shaza Fadel and Camellia Zakaria discuss the importance of representation on women’s health outcomes. By Sadia Akbar and Bonnie O'Sullivan From spearheading digital mental health research that supports caregivers to inspiring the future of women in public health and health systems through mentorship, women in...
‘I’m Confident in My Path Now’: DLSPH’s MPH Black Health program has fine-tuned the life goals for this student
First-year DLSPH student Sylvia Okonofua says the MPH Black Health program has fine-tuned her life’s mission to improve health outcomes for Black patients. As the founder and executive director of Black Donors Save Lives, she has used her education to inform her advocacy, education and policy work. By Bonnie O'Sullivan...
DLSPH Faculty reflect on key public health developments in 2024
We asked some of our faculty what stood out to them as key health system and public health developments in 2024. There were plenty of public health and health system advancements and developments that occurred this past year - from the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care...
DLSPH Students Shine in Documentary Digging Into the Health Risks of Heavy Metal Contamination
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...
How Social Prescribing Can Help Combat the Winter Blues on Canadian Campuses
Experts explain the concept of social prescribing and why this non-clinical approach to health could be key to improving student wellbeing. By Ishani Nath What matters to your wellbeing? That’s the question that postdoctoral fellow Nicole D’souza asks students attending her lecture on social prescribing and mental health. The answers...
DLSPH Diaries: A Day in the Life of an Epidemiology Student
What does balance look like for a DLSPH student? First-year Epidemiology student Sadia takes us on a day in her life, kicking off with delicious coffee on campus and an Epidemiologic Methods I lecture. Later, she meets a friend for some roller-skating at Union Station and then rounds off her...
Vaccines for older individuals: barriers and solutions
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...
DLSPH Professor Receives 2024 CIC Mid-Career Award
Shaza Fadel received the 2024 CIC Mid-career Award in recognition of her work in immunization access and global health, and her strong focus on equity. By Ishani Nath Assistant Professor Shaza Fadel has no shortage of accomplishments. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School....
Jennifer Gibson named Fellow of The Hastings Center
As a newly elected Fellow of The Hastings Center, Jennifer Gibson is being recognized as a global leader in bioethics. By Ishani Nath Jennifer Gibson was an undergraduate science student when she first heard about The Hastings Center. She remembers reading reports from the Center and recognizing the U.S.-based bioethics...