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Supported by Shoppers Drug Mart, DLSPH and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy partner to strengthen pharmacists’ role in health system
The University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Dalla Lana School of Public Health along with Shoppers Drug Mart have announced a new collaboration to study how pharmacists can better support Canada’s overburdened health system. The research will review and evaluate what the expanded role for pharmacists...
Strengthening Primary Care Key to Rebuilding Canada’s Crumbling Healthcare System
A new report on the sustainability and resilience of Canada’s healthcare system has sounded the alarm that the current healthcare model is incapable of making the changes necessary to address the challenges faced today and will not withstand the next crisis. The Sustainability and Resilience in the Canadian Health System...
“Let’s try to make the world a better place” – How the Investigative Journalism Bureau holds truth to power
By Bonnie O'Sullivan Banner Photo of Gerry Gotfrit: Declan Keogh, Investigative Journalism Bureau Gerry Gotfrit is a 2022 recipient of U of T’s Arbor Award. He is recognized for his contributions toward DLSPH’s Investigative Journalism Bureau. In a three-year span, the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) has been responsible for groundbreaking...
Daniel Harris: Using a PhD in Epidemiology to Support Nursing Home Residents
By Françoise Makanda Daniel Harris will graduate with a PhD in Epidemiology at the November convocation. The American-born graduate got more than he bargained for when he first set his sights on a PhD in Canada studying antipsychotics among older people. “DLSPH is an exceptional institution and resource-rich,” says Harris...
Prof. Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown Reappointed as DLSPH Dean
Memo from Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President & Provost October 27, 2022 I am pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of Academic Board has approved the reappointment of Professor Adalsteinn Brown as Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health for a six-year term from July 1, 2023 to June 30,...
DLSPH Remembers Paula Braitstein
Dear Colleagues, We are writing with heavy hearts to inform you that our friend, colleague and department/faculty member, Dr. Paula Braitstein, passed away on Sunday in Eldoret, Kenya. Paula was a Professor of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and cross-appointed to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...
Assumptions about the Lethality of Air Pollution in India May Be Exaggerated
High levels of exposure to air pollution in India have a smaller effect on mortality than previously estimated, according to the first study to cover the whole of India, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a leading peer-reviewed journal. India has among the highest levels of air pollution in the world,...
Advice for Prospective Students from the Incoming Class
By Françoise Makanda New students share their excitement about joining the DLSPH community -- and their advice for those about to undergo the application process. Show Why You Care About Public Health “While your CV is valuable, focus on showing why public health is important to you specifically! Really try...
Statement on Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Dear DLSPH Community, Today has grave significance for our society, but also, I believe, for those of us who seek to improve public health and health systems. For me, Orange Shirt Day and Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation bring sadness, as I consider the tragedy of residential schools;...
“What if the trees stopped breathing?”How U of T faculty are spreading seeds of knowledge for environmental repair and reconciliation
By Bonnie O’Sullivan Walking north along McCaul Street toward College, you may not immediately notice the narrow garden on the side of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) building. It is a small sliver of green space surrounded by buildings that compete for, and often win, your attention. ...