September 28, 2020
By Alisa Kim Hazards related to climate change have significant implications for human health and health systems. Rising atmospheric and oceanic temperatures, for instance, are linked to more frequent and severe storms, floods, wildfires, heat waves and infectious diseases that… Read more
September 23, 2020
By Alisa Kim In Canada, people with one or more chronic conditions are often hospitalized, discharged when they are stable, and then re-hospitalized as their health takes a turn… Read more
September 17, 2020
By Alisa Kim Six researchers at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, including four from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), were awarded funding from the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF). Collectively, they… Read more
September 3, 2020
By Alisa Kim Efforts to reform the health system and provide Canadians with more patient-centred care require a clearer understanding of the needs, values and perspectives of all its users. That is the rationale behind a new study published jointly… Read more
September 1, 2020
By Heidi Singer and Nicole Bodnar Meena Andiappan and Jay Shaw received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, joining a group of DLSPH researchers who are claiming an increasing presence in the social science space. Their success… Read more
August 26, 2020
Two University of Toronto faculty members will lead the secretariat for Canada’s primary platform that brings together more than 2,300 researchers from across the country to provide the federal government with the best evidence to inform COVID policymaking. Prof. Vivek… Read more
August 25, 2020
By Alisa Kim In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, confusion and anxiety were palpable. Media coverage of the unfolding crisis was non-stop, and new information—sometimes conflicting—emerged hour to hour. Supermarkets could not restock their shelves fast enough.… Read more