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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...
Public health researchers launch first Canadian study on couples with different HIV statuses
December 1 is World AIDS Day — the longest-running global health day. Held every year since 1988, the date provides an opportunity for the world to show its support for people living with HIV and remember those who died. The University of Toronto has hosted World AIDS Day events since...
DLSPH, IHPME Partner with City Of Barrie to Improve Population Health and Health System Sustainability
A new partnership between the University of Toronto and city of Barrie will provide a vehicle for innovative, collaborative efforts to improve community health. The partnership is called the Healthy Barrie project and includes the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the Faculty of Medicine, the City of Barrie, the...
Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero named Director of Office of Global Public Health Education and Training
Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero is the new Director of the Office of Global Public Health Education and Training as of December 1, 2016 following a search conducted by a broadly representative DLSPH committee of global health experts that unanimously endorsed her appointment. “I am delighted to welcome Erica to this...
Privilege and Oppression: Two Sides of the Same Coin
By: Alyson Musial, Communications Officer, Department of Physical Therapy, U of T As healthcare providers, how do we think and talk about privilege? How do we understand issues of oppression? Are we able to identify and analyze our own positions of advantage? Stephanie Nixon is facing these difficult questions head-on. While they...
New research consortium aims to build critical bridge between environmental and health data
By: Marit Mitchell,Communications & Media Relations Strategist, University of Toronto Engineering You can sequence your unique genome in search of genetic mutations that cause disease. But it’s much harder to study your ‘exposome’ — the cumulative effect of your environment on your health over a lifetime. Now a pan-Canadian research...
Response to on-campus transphobic and anti-black hate speech and threats
I would like to address the recent incidents of transphobic and anti-black hate speech and threats that have occurred on–campus because I see this as an important opportunity to examine DLSPH’s inclusivity practices and ensure we welcome and celebrate our diversity as a Faculty, leverage our collective strengths and look...