In the News
Sierra Leone Spared from High COVID Deaths
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH COVID-19 is not yet a leading cause of death in Sierra Leone, U of T researchers have found. Prof. Prabhat Jha, an epidemiologist with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Queen Elizabeth Scholar (QES) Ashley Aimone applied the same methods as...
DLSPH Remembers Cathy Fooks
It is with a very sad and heavy heart that I share the news of the untimely passing of Cathy Fooks due to a tragic accident. Since July 2020, Cathy held the role of Patient Ombudsman for Ontario, after 13 years as the President and CEO of The Change...
New DLSPH Course Explores Overpolicing in Black Communities
A ground-breaking course being offered at DLSPH this spring will allow students to analyze the public health implications of race-based criminal justice data in real-time – as Canadian governments are releasing the information. In 2020, the Ontario government mandated the collection of race-based data across the criminal justice system, from...
CanCOVID Welcomes New Theme Leaders
CanCOVID is delighted to announce the appointments of Dr. Katrina Milaney, Dr. Louis Flamand, Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine and Dr. Sue Horton as its new theme leaders. "We are thrilled to welcome our new theme leads to CanCOVID to help contribute the best available evidence and expertise for the pandemic response,” says Prof. Vivek Goel, Network Science...
DLSPH Researchers, Scarsin to Collaborate on COVID Decision Support
Some of Canada’s leading pandemic readiness, response and resilience experts will join forces to support public health decision makers with powerful decision support and evidence-based reporting. Researchers based at the University of Toronto’s Institute for Pandemics (IFP) will collaborate with Markham-based Scarsin Corporation to advise on and support the deployment...
DLSPH Open: End of Year Recap
Dear Colleagues, We are nearing the final months of the most eventful year in modern history. It's hard to sum up what 2020 has meant for our School, but I'll attempt to share just a few of the highlights. We recognized internal leaders at DLSPH. Prof. Audrey Laporte became IHPME’s...
2SLGBTQ+ Competent Trauma-Informed Care Workshop Moves Online
by Françoise Makanda, Communications Officer at DLSPH Members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community often don’t receive trauma-informed and competent care. DLSPH researchers are helping to address that gap with online workshops. Care providers sometimes receive training in one of these areas, but very rarely both together. Research shows that even if...
On-Campus Students: Learn Whether You’ve Been Exposed to COVID
Calling on all U of T students who live on campus or have a documented reason to attend any of the three campuses regularly. You are invited to participate in a critical study to learn whether you have been previously exposed to COVID-19. Researchers from the Dalla Lana School of...
DLSPH Researchers Test Healthcare Workers for COVID-19 Antibodies
U of T researchers are offering COVID antibody tests to a sampling of health care workers in the Greater Toronto Area and other Canadian cities in an effort to better understand how many have been infected by the virus -- and how best to keep providers safe. The "COVID-19 Cohort...
The 2020 Arbor Awards Recognizes Volunteerism Online This Year
Alumni Terry Sullivan, Susan Campisi, Malcolm Moffat, Lauren Della Mora and Taylor Martin received an Arbor award as a recognition for their volunteerism at DLSPH and IHPME. The Arbor Awards recognize alumni who personify the very best attributes of the University’s motto, Velut Arbor Aevo – May it grow as a tree through the...