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Exercise Trillium Cura Post-Exercise Report
Exercise Trillium Cura Lay Summary Exercise Trillium Cura was a preparedness exercise that simulated the challenge of managing the high and sustained flow of casualties who could be brought back to Ontario for treatment and recovery in the event of a conflict or war. Preparedness exercises help identify ways to...
Four DLSPH Students Awarded 2024 Health System Impact Fellowships
Meet the DLSPH students who will receive the prestigious 2024 Health System Impact Fellowships from CIHR. By Ishani Nath The Health System Impact Fellowship, funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), offers PhD trainees, postdoctoral researchers and early career researchers the valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in health...
Professor Ted Witek Receives the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Yale School of Public Health
The DLSPH Professor and DrPH Program Director was presented the Yale School of Public Health’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. By Ishani Nath When Professor Ted Witek started out as a master’s student at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), he wasn’t sure if he belonged. "When I sat in...
Dr. Hailey Banack Appointed Inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Professor in Health Equity of Chronic Illness Prevention
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Hailey Banack as the inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Professor in Health Equity of Chronic Illness Prevention, as part of the University of Toronto’s Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations. An Assistant Professor in the Division of...
Nominations Open for 2025 Black Leaders in Health Awards
The annual awards celebrate and amplify the work of Black leaders who have had a significant impact on health and health systems in Ontario. By Ishani Nath Updated: November 27, 2024 Nominations for DLSPH’s 2025 Black Leaders in Health Awards are now open. The annual awards were created to bring...
Five DLSPH Researchers Awarded 2024 Canada Research Chairs
The prestigious appointment of five DLSPH faculty members as 2024 Canada Research Chairs, recognizes their leadership and contributions in their respected fields. By Ishani Nath The Canada Research Chair Program invests an estimated $311 million every year to support and retain researchers at post-secondary institutions across the country. There are...
New funding furthers AI-driven public health projects in the Global South
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health received $2.15 million to scale successful projects and make them sustainable. By Ishani Nath There were no hospitals in the small village where Assistant Professor Jude Kong of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health grew up in Cameroon. No local doctors. He...
DrPH Program Celebrates Academic Milestones as Cohort IV Enters the Program
By Elaine Smith Updated: November 13, 2024 Dr. Ted Witek, Professor and Director of the DrPH program at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), is excited about the activity associated with the students’ academic milestones. “The inaugural cohort is in its thesis stage, Cohort II has successfully completed...
DLSPH professor examines how gender and race impact research productivity
Study in the Lancet by Aggarwal and Wong on how gender and race impact research productivity inspires $40,000 SSHRC grant for follow up. By Elaine Smith Racialized women working in primary care research face significant barriers to research productivity, according to a recent study titled “Will they always be living...
When and where to get your 2024 flu shot — and why it’s particularly important this year
U of T experts on the flu vaccine, where to get it and why it matters By Ishani Nath None of Jeff Kwong’s patients have asked about the influenza vaccine yet this year — but the family physician and other public health experts want to make sure that getting vaccinated...