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Read our latest Catalyst Grant feature on Enhancing Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Among Young Adults in Peel: Mapping and Understanding Access to Physical Activity and Nutritional Supports.
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π New publication alert! The lab of NHP member Dr. Vasanti Malik released a new research paper on Low- and no-calorie sweeteners and health: unravelling the evidence and controversy in Canadian Science Publishing.
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Low- and no-calorie sweeteners and health: unravelling the evidence and controversy
Low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) (also referred to as non-nutritive sweeteners) have been the subject of controversy, especially considering recent conditional recommendations by the World Health...
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2025-0440?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
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Meet our Discovery Summit keynote speaker! On day one, Dr. Mohammed Ali from the Emory School of Medicine will present on the Evolving Science and Epidemiology of Diabetes: Implications for Prevention. Register now for the Discovery Summit on June 17-18, 2026!
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Meet our Discovery Summit keynote speaker! On day one of the Summit, Dr. Laura Rosella will present MOSAIC-T2D: A Precision Participatory and Multi-Level Approach for Understanding and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Inequities. Join us in June 17 - 18.
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A new publication from NHP member Dr. Laura Rosella and team explores how public sector health organizations in Ontario are navigating AI adoption, highlighting what's working and what's holding progress back.
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A new publication from NHP member Vasanti Malik and colleagues identifies key gaps in Canada's new National School Food Policy around funding, nutritional standards, and accountability. Read it now!
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From policy to plate: strengthening implementation of Canadaβs national school food policy - Canadian Journal of Public Health
Canadaβs newly released National School Food Policy (NSFP) and its associated federal funding commitments mark significant progress toward a more coordinated school food system in Canada. However, sig...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-025-01089-3
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Join us June 17 - 18 for the Discovery Summit: From Vision to Impact. Our Summit brings together the NHP community to share insights and explore practical, community-based approaches to improving population health across Peel Region. Learn more!
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Discovery Summit: From Vision to Impact
Bringing leaders together to drive progress in diabetes and cardiometabolic disease prevention and advance population health in Peel Region.
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Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Remission: From Evidence to Implementation at Scale in England featuring Dr. Jonathan Valabhji. This was an interesting and engaging session on a hot topic in the type 2 diabetes community.
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Read our latest Catalyst Grant feature about co-designing a culturally-tailored self-management tool to support older Black adults, who face an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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β° Happening this week - join us on Wednesday!
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Deadline approaching on May 8th. Apply now!
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New research from our Director, Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe, in the journal Diabetic Medicine looks at the risk of postpartum depressive symptoms in immigrant women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus.
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<em>Diabetic Medicine</em> | Diabetes UK Journal | Wiley Online Library
Aims To evaluate the impact of immigration status and sociodemographic risk factors on postpartum depressive (PPD) symptoms among women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods We ...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dme.70339
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Did you miss Workin' 9 to Thrive with Dr. Baiju Shah? Watch it now on our YouTube channel and learn about health promotion programs in the workplace.
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Workin' 9 to Thrive: Health Promotion Programs in the Workplace
YouTube video by Fatema Ali
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Our Novo Nordisk Research Chair in Social and Environmental Determinants of Health, Dr. Ghazal Fazli, is featured in the latest University of Toronto Magazine. Read about her work to improve access to diabetes screening in Peel Region and beyond!
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Better Diabetes Screening β and Faster Access to Care | U of T Magazine - U of T Magazine
How U of T researcher Ghazal Fazli is helping identify diabetes earlier β and connecting patients with the follow-up they need Read More
https://magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas/health/better-diabetes-screening-faster-access-to-care/
about 1 month ago
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Thanks to everyone who joined us today for our presentation from Dr. Baiju Shah! This was a wonderful overview of the current research on workplace health interventions, as well as an update on his current NHP Catalyst Grant project, which involves a workplace health intervention in Peel Region.
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Join us on May 6 from 4 β 5 p.m. for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Remission: From Evidence to Implementation at Scale in England featuring Dr. Jonathan Valabhji. This session will be in-person at Women's College Hospital and virtual via Zoom. Register now!
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Network for Healthy Populations Visiting Speaker - May 6, 2026
Network for Healthy Populations Visiting Speaker - May 6, 2026
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π Join us on April 20 at 12 p.m. for Workin' 9 to Thrive, our Seminar Series featuring NHP's Research Chair, Dr. Baiju Shah. π This seminar will explore the important role workplaces play in promoting health and well-being among their employees.
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Network for Healthy Populations Seminar Series - April 20, 2026
Network for Healthy Populations Seminar Series - April 20, 2026
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about 2 months ago
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Weβre excited to introduce the Community Connections Map, an interactive tool that visualizes partnerships, projects, and initiatives advancing health equity and chronic disease prevention across Peel Region. Learn more!
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π Join us on April 20 at 12 p.m. for Workin' 9 to Thrive, our Seminar Series featuring NHP's Research Chair, Dr. Baiju Shah. π This seminar will explore the important role workplaces play in promoting health and well-being among their employees.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/network-fo...
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We're accepting applications for the 2026 NHP Graduate and Trainee Awards, which support interdisciplinary research in cardiometabolic health, chronic disease prevention, and health equity. Learn more about the
@utm.utoronto.ca
Graduate Award:
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We're accepting applications for the 2026 NHP Graduate and Trainee Awards, which support interdisciplinary research in cardiometabolic health, chronic disease prevention, and health equity. Learn about the
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Graduate Award:
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We're now accepting applications for the 2026 NHP Graduate and Trainee Awards, which support interdisciplinary research in cardiometabolic health, chronic disease prevention, and health equity. π Deadline: Friday, May 8, 2026! Learn more!
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Congratulations to Ingrid Giesinger, an NHP 2024 Graduate Award winner, and Dr. Laura Rosella on this new publication in Annals of Epidemiology: Population-based clustering of co-occurring social determinants: An application of unsupervised machine learning.
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Population-based clustering of co-occurring social determinants: An application of unsupervised machine learning
This study aimed to develop a cluster-based measure of multiple co-occurring social determinants of health by applying unsupervised machine learning tβ¦
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1047279726000608?via%3Dihub
3 months ago
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It was very inspiring to hear from our trainees and early-career researchers at our Research-in-Progress Rounds today! Thanks to Ibrahim Ghanem and Dr. Shohinee Sarma for their insightful presentations!
3 months ago
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Happy International Women's Day! Today we celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness about discrimination, and take action to forge gender parity. These are important values and we are honoured to have so many talented women leading and growing our Network.
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Congratulations to the Dr. Kristina Kokorelias lab on a new publication: The Work of Faith Care: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis on the Role of Spirituality and Religion in Diabetes Self-Management Among Black Older Adults in the Greater Toronto Area.
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26350106261422687
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Sunnybrook's SPARK program deadline is March 6! SPARK provides a highly supported experience for University of Toronto Black and Indigenous medical students to explore research. Learn more and apply:
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Sunnybrook Program to Access Research Knowledge (SPARK) for Black and Indigenous Medical Students
SPARK provides a highly supported experience for University of Toronto Black and Indigenous medical students to explore research. The goals of the program are: Applicants must be first or second yearβ¦
https://research.sunnybrook.ca/careers-and-students/sunnybrook-program-to-access-research-knowledge-spark-for-black-and-indigenous-medical-students/
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Join us on March 9 at 12 p.m. ET for our Research in Progress Rounds. This is an opportunity for our trainees to present their work and receive feedback from our community. Learn more and register to attend.
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Dr. Leanne De Souza-Kenney's NHP Catalyst Grant project looks at leveraging the education system toward nutrition and food literacy to build health literacy across generations in Peel Region. Learn more!
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3 months ago
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#ICYMI
- Did you miss our Seminar Series in January? Dr. Rayzel Shulman from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto shared an engaging presentation on improving the transition to adult diabetes care. Watch the video on YouTube now.
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Improving Transition to Adult Diabetes Care
YouTube video by Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations
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It was a great talk indeed! Thanks for having us,
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Learn more about our DIAL study here:
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Our antihyperglycemic
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Thanks to everyone who joined us today for an engaging and informative talk on diabetes management in long-term care homes by Drs.
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and Iliana Lega. For more information, be sure to check out
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Happening tomorrow! Join us on Tuesday, February 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. ET for the Network for Healthy Populations Seminar Series! Drs. Lisa McCarthy and Iliana Lega will present: Resetting the DIAL on diabetes management in long-term care homes. Register now!
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Join us on Tuesday, February 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. ET for the Network for Healthy Populations Seminar Series! Drs. Lisa McCarthy and Iliana Lega will present: Resetting the DIAL on diabetes management in long-term care homes. Register now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
4 months ago
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The Family & Child Health Initiative from the Institute for Better Health and Ophea have released a community report based on their Catalyst Grant project. This work explored how young people in Peel experience feelings of belonging through physical activity.
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Join us on Tuesday, February 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. ET for the Network for Healthy Populations Seminar Series! Drs. Lisa McCarthy and Iliana Lega will present: Resetting the DIAL on diabetes management in long-term care homes. Register now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
4 months ago
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Wonderful to see this UofT article on Rayshaun Whyte's work on the Black Canadian Health Research Database!
www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-und...
If you missed it, Rayshaun spoke about this project at our recent Seminar Series. The video is available on YouTube!
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Are you a UofT student interested in participating in our 2026 Summer Research and Training Program? π Applications are due on January 30th! βοΈ This is an excellent chance to gain research experience and prepare for future career goals.
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Do you know a
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student interested in participating in our 2026 Summer Research and Training Program? βοΈ π Applications are due on January 30th! π
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-summer-p...
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Thanks to those who joined us today for an excellent session by Dr. Rayzel Shulman from SickKids. She explained the challenges in transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care, and shared information on research programs in Canada. Our own Dr. Ian Zenlea will be leading one of these studies!
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Trainee Travel Awards of up to $1,000 are available for trainees to present a first-authored or co-first authored abstract at an online or in-person conference between Jan. 1 to Jun. 30, 2026. The content must be directly relevant to diabetes. Learn more!
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Join us on Monday, January 19, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m. EDT for our first Seminar Series of 2026. Dr. Rayzel Shulman from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto will join us to discuss improving the transition to adult diabetes care.
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π New Publication Alert π Congratulations to NHP's Ibrahim Ghanem, who is a co-author on a new publication in Nature Scientific Reports: Mapping neighbourhood-level drivers of type 2 diabetes for precision public health using predictive and causal machine learning.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Do you know a
@utoronto.ca
student interested in participating in our 2026 Summer Research and Training Program? βοΈ π Applications are due on January 30th! π
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-summer-p...
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Thanks to Novo Nordisk for highlighting the Network in this article about their ongoing commitment to diabetes research in Canada.
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A new approach to care for diabetes
Taking a holistic health outcomes approach to diabetes can reduce complications and ease the burden on Canadaβs healthcare systemi.
https://www.thestar.com/sponsored-sections/a-new-approach-to-care-for-diabetes/article_83b2522a-83ca-4d5f-af7e-0082e9ed6ffa.html
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Join us on Monday, January 19, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m. EDT for our first Seminar Series of 2026. Dr. Rayzel Shulman from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto will join us to discuss improving the transition to adult diabetes care.
www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
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Our Summer Research Training Program is an excellent opportunity for
@utoronto.ca
students to gain research experience, knowledge, and skills to prepare for future career goals. Applications for 2026 open on January 12th. Learn more!
healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-summer-p...
5 months ago
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We're sending warm wishes for the season to all our Network members, partners, colleagues, and friends. The past year has been a busy and productive one, and we hope everyone enjoys a restful and joyous holiday season.
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Join us on Monday, January 19, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m. EDT for our first Seminar Series of 2026. Dr. Rayzel Shulman from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto will join us to discuss improving the transition to adult diabetes care.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/network-fo...
6 months ago
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Did you miss our Seminar Series with Rayshaun Whyte on Building a Database to Advance Black Health Research and Equity in Canada? Watch it on our YouTube channel now!
youtube.com/watch?v=mQefOowwrpg
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Building a Database to Advance Black Health Research and Equity in Canada
YouTube video by Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations
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