Two DLSPH faculty members receive Connaught funding to support emerging partnerships
March 02/2023
By Bonnie O'Sullivan DLSPH researchers performed extraordinarily well this year in receiving awards from a University of Toronto fund that supports collaborations with community partners and nurtures early-stage researchers. Prof. Angela Mashford-Pringle, Associate Director of the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, and Prof. Beverley Essue, faculty member at the Institute...
Black History Month events celebrate leadership and excellence
January 26/2023
DLSPH will host two events this February in honour of Black History Month. On February 9, a panel of Black-identifying professionals will discuss how their identities inform their work. And in mid-February, DLSPH will celebrate public health professionals who have made a great impact within the city. Three Toronto-based leaders...
PrEP for HIV Prevention Should Be Free for Canadians, Say Researchers
January 04/2023by Françoise Makanda Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention should be available at no cost to all Canadians who meet the clinical guidelines, say researchers at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH). “Removing cost as a barrier to access in Ontario, like in some other provinces, is a...
Solidarity with Iran and the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 25/2022Today, we join with the global community in recognizing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th, which begins 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence culminating in World Human Rights Day on December 10th. Recent events underscore the importance of these commemorations — in...
Statement on Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30/2022Dear 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
September 30/2022
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. ...
Selective Abortion of Girls Occurs — For Different Reasons — Among Indian and Chinese Diaspora: DLSPH Researchers
September 27/2022
The rates of selective abortion of female fetuses in third pregnancies following two earlier girls is higher among Indian diaspora than within India, according to a study published by public health researchers at the University of Toronto. The study authors, health researcher Catherine Meh and Prof. Prabhat Jha from the...
World’s First MPH Program in Black Health
June 28/2022
by Françoise Makanda, DLSPH What should have taken 18 months was done in five, thanks to the leadership of DLSPH’s Black Health Lead, Prof. Roberta Timothy. In Fall 2023, DLSPH will welcome its first cohort of 10 students in the very first MPH in Black Health program, which Timothy believes...
PhD Candidate Wins Big With Queer Online Dating Apps Research
June 01/2022
By Françoise Makanda, DLSPH Jad Sinno is researching how Queer people date online when these applications often simulate the oppressions they experience offline. “How do online dating apps shape Queer identities and why do Queer people of colour continue to return to the space, when so many of us have...
Small Steps for Indigenous Health Inclusion in Medical Curricula
May 02/2022
by Françoise Makanda, DLSPH After three years of ardent work, the Public Health & Preventive Medicine Program is taking its first steps in Indigenizing its curriculum. But program leads Profs. Onye Nnorom and Barry Pakes are not rejoicing just yet. “We hope to Indigenize or at least decolonize our curriculum,”...