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Q&A: Why Trump’s support for anti-vaxxers could lead to deadly outbreaks
Tomorrow, Donald Trump will take office as the 45th President of the United States. If he delivers on the alarming promises he made throughout his campaign, not only will the health of Americans be adversely affected by the so-called “Trump effect,” but so will the health of Canadians and populations worldwide....
Nominations for the Advisory Committee for the Director of IHPME
MEMORANDUM TO: Faculty, Staff, and Students of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation FROM: Howard Hu, Dean, Dalla Lana School of Public Health DATE: January 17, 2017 RE: Nominations for the Advisory Committee for the Director of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation On June 30,...
Q&A: Why Toronto needs supervised injection services
Across Canada and the United States, rates of overdose to opioid drugs, including Fentanyl, have sky-rocketed in recent years. The situation in British Columbia led the province to declare a public health emergency after 200 overdose deaths in the first four months of 2016. And this past summer, the former...
Professor Daniel Sellen pursues new opportunity with U of T’s Centre for Child Nutrition and Health
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health wishes Professor Dan Sellen success as he pursues a new opportunity with U of T’s Centre for Child Nutrition and Health as Director from January 1, 2017. “As our first Associate Dean of Research, Dan was a guiding force for the Faculty’s research...
DLSPH scholars explore resilient and responsive health systems at global symposium
The DLSPH had an impressive showing at the fourth annual Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Vancouver from November 15-18, 2016 that was hosted by the Canadian Society for International Health. The conference theme was resilient and responsive health systems for a changing world and tackled a number of...
Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia
An international team of researchers has found that people who live close to high-traffic roadways face a higher risk of developing dementia than those who live further away. The study found that people who lived within 50 metres of high-traffic roads (like Ontario’s Hwy. 401) had a seven per cent...
The Trump Effect on Public Health
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump will take office as the 45th President of the United States. If he delivers on the alarming promises he made throughout his campaign, not only will the health of Americans be adversely affected by the so-called “Trump effect,” but so will the health of...
Alumni-student mentorship program celebrates 2016 mentor-mentees
On November 8, 2016, Dalla Lana School of Public Health-Public Health Alumni Association Alumni-Student Mentorship Program celebrated a remarkable year of the program, which included 52 mentor-mentee pairs, three in-person events, and many opportunities for mentorship discussions. The event marked the fourth year of the mentorship program and it hosted...
Dr. Suzanne Stewart named Director of the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health
Dr. Suzanne L. Stewart is the new Director of the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health as of January 1, 2017, following a search conducted by representative committee of Indigenous and DLSPH leaders facilitated by a firm specializing in recruiting for Indigenous academic positions. “I am delighted to welcome Suzanne to...
Professor Andrea Tricco awarded Canada Research Chair to help governments, health-care providers and patients make health-related decisions
Andrea Tricco, an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Synthesis, federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan announced today. The five-year chair worth $100,000 a year will allow Tricco to continue her work in knowledge synthesis – combining information from large numbers of research studies...