U of T study finds long-term success in reducing unnecessary antibiotics prescriptions in China
February 05/2019
Clinical public health researchers use implementation science to shape global policy change By: Nicole Bodnar Primary care physicians in China have reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for children with upper respiratory tract infections by one third — an important step to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally — according to a new...
Ross Upshur elected Hastings Fellow
January 31/2019
Professor Ross Upshur — internationally recognized primary care, public health and bioethics expert —was elected a Hastings Center Fellow on January 30, 2019. As the only Canadian of 18 new Hastings Center Fellows, Upshur joins a group of outstanding academics whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of...
Three DLSPH faculty awarded Dalla Lana Chairs and Early Career Professorship
January 29/2019by Nicole Bodnar, Director of Communications at Dalla Lana School of Public Health Three DLSPH internationally recognized faculty with expertise in clinical public health, global health policy and health policy innovation were awarded two new Dalla Lana endowed chairs and one early career professorship, all supported by the Dalla Lana...
Q&A with Nutrition and Dietetics Alum Sue Mah about Canada’s new Food Guide
January 28/2019
Last week, the Federal Government launched a new food guide based on the best available evidence to translate the science on food and health into healthy eating guidelines. It offers concrete dietary guidance to Canadians on healthy food choices and eating habits, including: eating plenty of vegetables and fruits eating...
Shafi Bhuiyan elected Board Chair of the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research
January 25/2019
Professor Shafi Bhuiyan, internationally recognized leader in global public health education and research, was elected Chair of Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research’s Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020. “It’s a great honor to work with global health champions from around the world and support the Coalition’s mission, vision...
DLSPH Open: New brand invites you to Join us on the Forefront of Change in Health
January 09/2019Dear colleagues, A year and a half ago, the DLSPH embarked on the first Faculty-wide branding exercise to refine our story as a leading school of public health and health systems. Thanks to the hard work of our community, this week we’ve launched our refreshed narrative and visual identity along...
DLSPH welcomes Alanna McKnight as Graduate Assistant
January 07/2019The DLSPH is pleased to announced that Alanna McKnight has joined the DLSPH community today as our new Graduate Assistant in the Public Health Sciences Graduate Office, filling Diane Tang’s maternity leave. In this role, Alanna will work closely with the Grad Office team to provide detailed information to current...
DLSPH Remembers Professor Arnold Noyek (1937-2018)
December 19/2018The DLSPH community mourns Professor Arnold Noyek, an internationally recognized otolaryngologist who founded innovative hearing tests for newborns, who died on December 14, 2018 at the age of 81. Noyek was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2011 and died at Baycrest Health Sciences with family by his side. “Dr. Noyek...
DLSPH Remembers Professor Frances Silverman (1942–2018)
December 13/2018The DLSPH community mourns Professor Frances Sommerfreund Silverman, an internationally recognized researcher on the impact of air pollution on health, who died in her home on December 11, 2018 at the age of 76. “Despite starting her career as a basic scientist, Frances rapidly understood that truly transformative and impactful...
Outreach and Access Program helps high school students from under-represented communities discover public health and health system careers
December 05/2018Through a new pilot outreach and access program, the DLSPH is providing an educational pathway and necessary supports to inspire high school students from underrepresented communities to learn about public health and health systems as career options, achieve their potential, improve their communities, and play a leadership role in creating...