About the School

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) is a leader in public health, population health and health promotion.

The DLSPH has one of the largest concentrations of academic population and public health researchers in Canada and is responsible for more than $30 million in research funding each year.

Committed to advancing the health of individuals and populations, the School is making significant contributions in areas such as: chronic disease, infectious disease and genetic epidemiology; public health policy; social determinants of health and social epidemiology; global health; addictions; methodological research; and occupational and environmental health.

Leaders in graduate education

The DLSPH is training the next generation of educators, scientists and practitioners who will advance public health in Canada and around the world. Close to 400 graduate students are enrolled in doctoral and masters programs across seven areas of study.

The School offers a PhD degree in three fields of study for individuals pursuing careers in research and academia: Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Social & Behavioral Health Sciences.

Three professional Masters programs offer advanced training to individuals entering the field of public health and to practicing health professionals who wish to enhance their expertise:
• Master of Public Health (MPH), with specializations in Community Nutrition, Epidemiology, Family and Community Medicine, Health Promotion and Occupational & Environmental Health,
• Master of Science (MSc), with a specialization in Biostatistics, and
• Master of Science in Community Health (MScCH), with specializations in Addictions and Mental Health, Family and Community Medicine, Health Practitioner Teacher Education, Occupational Health Care, and Wound Prevention and Care.

Faculty Excellence

DLSPH faculty members are national and international leaders in public health research and practice with backgrounds spanning the humanities, social and behavioural sciences, and physical and life sciences.

In addition to faculty with primary appointments in the DLSPH, the School draws on leading academics, researcher and practitioners from across the Faculty of Medicine and many collaborating institutions, including the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Cancer Care Ontario, the Institute of Work and Health, the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences and key public health agencies.

Leaders in Public Health Renewal

The School is also home to core postgraduate and undergraduate medicine programs in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. The residency program is the oldest and largest program in Canada and has successfully graduated many of the leaders in public health medicine in Canada and beyond. The undergraduate medicine program Determinants of Community Health has a national reputation in ensuring all medical graduates gain public health competencies.