IHPME doctoral student awarded the Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
April 25/2024One of U of T’s Awards of Excellence recipients, doctoral student Natasha (Yasmin) Sheikhan, is recognized for her academic achievements and work in advocating for patients’ rights in both research and community settings. By Elaine Smith “My health-care journey began as a patient in a system where I felt lost...
Having conversations with Canadians about why they do — or do not — get vaccinated
April 19/2024How U of T researcher Gilla Shapiro is using a new approach to understand what drives HPV vaccine uptake in Canada. Ishani Nath Gilla Shapiro wants to have a conversation with you about HPV vaccines. Specifically, the U of T researcher is leading a new research program to understand why...
DLSPH hosts Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Mid-Year Meeting
April 04/2024On March 8th, DLSPH faculty Dr. Laura Rosella and Dr. Hailey Banack co-chaired the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) 2024 Mid-Year Meeting in Toronto. The mission of SER is to keep epidemiologists at the forefront of scientific developments. The theme of the mid-year meeting was Innovative Data Science Applications inEpidemiology,...
New educational tool on Black Health launches in Canada
March 21/2024Black Health Primer addresses challenges in receiving adequate and unbiased health care By Elaine Smith A new online course on Black health and anti-Black racism in the Canadian health-care system will now be available to learners across Canada, and its creators say the tool will be a momentous step in...
Reminder: Measles Vaccines Protect Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves
March 18/2024With measles cases popping up across Canada, U of T researchers explain why getting vaccinated helps those who can’t. By Ishani Nath Measles cases are popping up across Canada, and with low vaccination rates and travellers returning from March Break, health officials are concerned this preventable disease may continue...
Inaugural Canadian SORT IT Program Aims to Improve Accessibility and Uptake of Vaccines
March 12/2024The launch of the Canadian public health program SORT IT provides critical research support to countries and institutions By Subrana Rahman, MPH Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (Health Promotion) Student, Class of 2024 As a global partnership based at TDR (the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases...
Tuberculosis Research in Tibet Soars to New Heights, Improving Treatment Adherence and Outcomes
February 22/2024Professor Xiaolin Wei, the Dalla Lana Chair of Global Health Policy, in Clinical Public Health and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at DLSPH, and his co-authors recently had their tuberculosis research in Tibet published in The Lancet. The article is titled ‘Effectiveness of a comprehensive package based on...
These researchers explore how Latine/x newcomers experience housing and health
February 02/2024The two-year study will explore housing and health challenges unique to Latine/x newcomers. By Elaine Smith Professor Amaya Perez-Brumer, an early career researcher at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), and her co-researchers have been awarded a Connaught Community Partnership Grant to study the unique housing challenges facing...
New Academic Centre Unites Four Health Sciences Faculties to Address Global Ecological Change
December 07/2023A new academic centre aims to advance education, research, and impact in planetary health and sustainable health systems, fostering a better future for generations to come. By Stephanie Callan Climate change stands as one of the most significant threats to global health, with decades of research demonstrating both large...
Infants are vulnerable to chickenpox earlier than previously assumed, new study finds
November 21/2023Findings published in PLOS ONE indicate that in most cases, the protection passed from mother to infant fades after two months, leaving infants at risk of infection. Ishani Nath Infants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are eligible for...