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Recap — Leveraging Systems Thinking for Effective Global Health Policies, with Tarra Penney

On October 30, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Dr. Tarra Penney presented on systems-based approach and how it can transform traditional methods of public health intervention. Her work seeks to address complex global health challenges by understanding and infl...

Recap – Voices on the Move Podcast Launch

The Dahdaleh Institute recently hosted the launch event for Voices on the Move, a podcast focusing on the complex relationship between climate change and migration. Hosted by Dahdaleh faculty fellow Yvonne Su and Sabrina Sam, the event welcomed partici...

2024 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

The Global Strategy Lab & the AMR Policy Accelerator are excited to host a series of three webinars featuring leading experts in the fields of AMR, art, and humanitarian crises.  From exploring lessons from the Montreal Protocol to d...

Recap — Systems Approach to Address Resource Insecurity and Health Inequities, with Godfred Boateng

On October 23, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Professor Godfred Boateng examined how interconnected systems such as food, water, energy, and housing insecurity impact public health, particularly within vulnerable communities. Professor Boateng used the analog...

Inuit Youth and Community Well-Being, Art and Hope

SeeChange Initiative has launched an awareness and fundraising campaign dedicated to supporting Inuit youth in Nunavut. The fundraiser was launched at a powerful event at Dorset Fine Arts, Toronto’s premier Inuit Art showroom gallery representing the r...

Recap — Are Distinctions Between Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Still Useful? Why We Should Care, with Paul McDonald

On October 9, 2024, York University Professor Emeritus and Dahdaleh Senior Fellow Paul McDonald asked seminar attendees to re-consider the traditional distinctions between communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). He argued that, like many mod...

Recap — Storytelling and Epistemic Humility as Critical Interventions in Global Health

Recap written by Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Alexandra Frankel. Dr. Nancy Edwards’ one-woman performance Rethinking Good Intentions (1 hour 3 minutes) opens with two lines she meticulously deconstructs throughout her play: “There is not muc...

Addressing the Risk Environment in Prison: Learnings from a Study Evaluating Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program

The 12th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) is an international conference bringing together researchers, clinicians, advocates, and communities of people who use drugs to advance health equity and evidence-base...

Recap — A Discussion on Conflict, Humanitarianism, and the Call for a Canadian Peace Museum, with Chris Houston

On October 2, 2024, Dahdaleh community fellow Chris Houston delved into the complexities surrounding war, humanitarianism, and peace. He began by highlighting the International Day of Peace, emphasizing the importance of peace as a fundamental human de...

Recap — Humanitarian Water Engineering: Priorities for Health in Humanitarian Emergencies, with Syed Imran Ali

On September 25, 2024, Dahdaleh research fellow and director of the Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab, Dr. Syed Imran Ali, delivered a seminar on the global crisis of displacement and the fundamental role that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) pla...