June 26, 2020
Ten research teams led by IHPME faculty have received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and globally. “Now more than ever, our community’s research expertise is critically needed to support… Read more
June 23, 2020
Eleven IHPME students received Canada Graduate Scholarships, which are among Canada’s most competitive graduate awards. “Our students achieved outstanding success this year across all CGS categories and we are tremendously proud of their accomplishments,” said Professor Audrey Laporte, Director of… Read more
June 22, 2020
Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic must consider the complex interplay between socioeconomic status and health disparities, according to an analysis led by a team of U of T researchers published in the British Medical Journal. The paper, “Using socioeconomics… Read more
June 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the critical role of public health, revealing variations across the country in the preparedness and effectiveness of provincial and territorial (PT) public health systems. Yet, surprisingly little is known about how public… Read more
June 9, 2020
On May 26, 2020, IHPME hosted a COVID-19 webinar — the twelfth in the DLSPH COVID-19 webinar series — exploring the path to an effective COVID-19 vaccine. It featured leaders from research, policy and private industry describing the pharmaceutical trajectory… Read more
June 4, 2020
By Victoria Haldane, Anna Cooper Reed and Danielle Toccalino on behalf of ELESH If the health sector were a country it would be the fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet. Yet in health services research, there is… Read more
June 4, 2020
By: Thalicia James, MHSc 2013 I am a 43-year-old Canadian born woman. I have 2 daughters, 3 degrees, and a beautiful home in a lovely GTA suburb. I am a healthcare professional, I have a diverse group of friends and… Read more
June 2, 2020
To the Dalla Lana School of Public Health community, The deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet and D’Andre Campbell and the violent deaths of Black people in the United States are tragedies that only re-enforce the undeniable impact of structural anti-Black racism on health. I am writing to express my profound shock… Read more
May 27, 2020
By: Arlinda Ruco, President, IHPME Graduate Student Union I know that when I or any of my peers signed up to serve on the IHPME Graduate Student Union (GSU) for the 2019-2020 academic term, none of us would have imagined… Read more
May 26, 2020
Professor Mark Stabile and co-authors received the Harry G. Johnson Prize from the Canadian Economics Association on May 22, 2020. This award recognizes the top paper published by the Canadian Journal of Economics in 2019. “I am honoured to receive… Read more