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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 models, frameworks, nomenclature and theory, this division can limit our understanding of interventional innovations in public health. He quoted statistician George Box […]

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 much of anything here” and “I just want to help.” Rethinking Good Intentions is a critical and moving reflection on […]

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-based practice to support the health and well-being of people who use drugs. The issues discussed ranged from the elimination of viral […]

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 desire and the normal state of existence, despite the prevalence of conflict throughout history. Chris contrasts this with the […]

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) plays in controlling infectious diseases in emergencies. He shared experiences from his fieldwork in South Sudan, explaining […]

Hot off the Press — Evaluation of the Safe Water Optimization Tool to Provide Evidence-Based Chlorination Targets in Surface Waters: Lessons from a Refugee Setting in Uganda

Dahdaleh Institute director James Orbinski, research fellow James Brown, global health graduate scholar Michael De Santi, and faculty fellow Syed Imran Ali have just published a new paper in the leading engineering journal Environmental Science & Technology titled 'Evaluation of the Safe Water Optimization Tool to Provide Evidence-Based Chlorination Targets in Surface Waters: Lessons from a Refugee […]

Hot off the Press — Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Its Associated Inequities Do Not Occur in Isolation; Solutions Must Also Be Interconnected

Dahdaleh Institute research fellow Raphael Aguiar, faculty fellow Roger Keil, research associate Ryan Gray, and associate director Mary Wiktorowicz recently published a paper in Taylor & Francis Online titled, "One health governance of antimicrobial resistance seen through an Urban Political Ecology lens: a critical interpretive synthesis." The paper analyzes equitable nature-society relations within AMR governance approaches […]

Recap — Living in a Global Hinge Moment: Thinking Critically About Global Crises, with Saptarishi Bandopadhyay

On September 18, 2024, Dahdaleh faculty fellow and Associate Professor at York University Saptarishi Bandopadhyay explored whether current global crises represent a pivotal moment in history. Professor Bandopadhyay was hesitant to answer definitively due to the complexity of the question. Accordingly, he surveyed possible answers to this question based on the works of prominent experts […]

Sessional Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Experiential Education in Global Health

The School of Global Health at York University invites highly qualified applicants for a Sessional Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream position in Experiential Education in Global Health. This is a Contractually Limited Appointment (CLA) to the teaching stream for a three-year term to commence July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will have experience teaching global health, […]

Recap – Facing the Flames: Wildfire Challenges in a Warming World, with Eric Kennedy

On September 11, 2024, Dahdaleh faculty fellow and Associate Professor at York University Eric Kennedy delved into wildfire management within the context of climate change focusing on how communities and governments can adapt to increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires. Dr. Kennedy began by emphasizing that wildfire is a natural and necessary part of many ecosystems […]