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Home of Canada's first and longest running undergraduate global health program, and an innovative PhD designed around interdisciplinary inquiry and personalized research pathways. Our faculty and students are making a leading impact, locally and globally.
@yuglobalhealth.bsky.social Prof. @profgob.bsky.social
will be giving a talk on Bridging Contexts: Using Machine Learning to Explore Environmental Predictors of Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- & High-Income Settings at a @cagh-acsm.bsky.social webinar on March 16th
Register here: lnkd.in/eib-wQUi
Interested in tackling our biggest global challenges – from climate change to pandemics to health equity?
Visit us at York University's Spring Open House (March 21st) to learn about our programs, meet faculty & students, & explore where a global health degree can take you! 🌍🩺🎓
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How do you conduct TB research ethically and respectfully?
@yuglobalhealth.bsky.social student Hanna Lum-Gerry is working with TB survivors worldwide to develop practical guidance on interviewing people affected by TB.
More here: sshiftb.org/resources/kn...
As climate change intensifies, heat and cold are no longer background conditions — they are “workplace risk multipliers,” with compounding impacts on workforce health, absenteeism, productivity, and broader healthcare systems.
Professor @profgob.bsky.social is featured in this timely piece by Canadian HR Reporter on Canada’s updated thermal stress rules under the Canada Labour Code.
🔗: www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/...
The visit concluded with a 1-hour facility tour, including Sherbourne’s STASH program. Students learned about harm reduction approaches, safe consumption practices, and saw safe consumption and naloxone kits firsthand – bringing classroom concepts into real-world context.
Students explored Sherbourne’s commitment to its three priority populations: 2SLGBTQ+ communities, newcomers, and people who are unhoused or precariously housed – examining how equity-driven planning shapes programs and services on the ground.
Discussions focused on how Sherbourne integrates healthcare planning, health promotion, and community engagement in decision-making – while navigating real-world structural constraints in service delivery.
Students had the opportunity to hear directly from Hazelle Palmer (CEO & President) and Nadjib Alamyar (Director of Community Programs & Capacity-Building Initiatives) about leadership in community health and organizational strategy.
Students from our Healthcare Planning for Communities course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, visited Sherbourne Health Centre for an immersive field experience in community-based healthcare planning.
Our 2026 Global Health Alumni Event — Fusion 2.0 — takes place March 13th at 6:30pm at the York University Second Student Centre.
This is your chance to reconnect, build new collaborations, and strengthen the @yuglobalhealth.bsky.social Alumni Network.
🎟 Scan the QR code for tickets! 🎟
The visit concluded with a thoughtful and engaged Q&A session.
Staff at WHIWHCHC shared how impressed they were with the depth and quality of students’ questions.
We are grateful for the opportunity to connect classroom learning with community-based practice!
Students toured WHIWHCHC and met with the Executive Director and staff to examine how healthcare planning unfolds in the community health sector—from identifying priority populations to building partnerships, to navigating funding structures, & responding to structural constraints.
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities course, led by Prof. Donya Razavi, recently visited the Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre for a field-based learning experience.
Experiential learning is central to how we approach community health planning.
In a recent feature by @frontiersin.bsky.social, Professor @monicamalta.bsky.social reflects on LGBTQ+ health, structural violence, and the importance of community-led responses in advancing health equity.
Read the interview: www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/12...
Professor @monicamalta.bsky.social is leading a @bmc.springernature.com Public Health special issue on HIV stigma.
This collection invites research examining structural drivers of HIV stigma, health inequities, and evidence-informed responses.
Call for papers: link.springer.com/collections/...
Professor @amritadaftary.bsky.social delivered a keynote on tuberculosis at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social's 2026 Global Health Case Competition, organized by Medical Innovation & Global Health (MIGH) Graduate Student Association and @pihcanada.org.
Professor @amritadaftary.bsky.social expresses her appreciation to the ISC National TB Program Coordinator, ITK Senior Policy Advisor, and participants for the opportunity to engage on this topic.
Professor @amritadaftary.bsky.social presented on TB stigma and lessons learned from HIV at the ITK Best Practices Webinar, hosted by Indigenous Services Canada and @inuittapiriit.bsky.social.
Thanks @yuglobalhealth.bsky.social for this honest conversation about global health at @dighr-yorku.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEAp...
Dr. Weobong also highlights how the @yuglobalhealth.bsky.social's curriculum and its new global mental health stream equips future leaders to address mental health disparities across cultures and contexts.
🔗: www.yorku.ca/health/globa...
From stigma and access gaps to community-driven support, Dr. Weobong shares insights grounded in decades of research and field work; a must-hear for students, practitioners, and change-makers in health equity.
Dr. Weobong discusses why mental health matters globally and how disparities in care impact communities both near and far. This episode bridges lived experience with next-generation solutions.
New on REEL Health Chat: Join us for an important conversation with Professor Benedict Weobong and Julie Hard, as they explore some of the biggest challenges and innovations in global mental health.
Watch here: youtu.be/A6iBKtHg71U
Baby wraps treated with insecticide could help slash malaria cases, say researchers
The mosquito-borne disease kills around 610,000 people each year – the vast majority of them children under five across the continent
@maevecullinan.bsky.social has the latest⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
What a timely and critical piece by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
"At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
📘 New resource alert!
The WHO Global Curriculum Guide for Community Health Workers is now published – supporting high-quality education to strengthen primary health care worldwide.
Delighted to see Prof. Kerry Scott among the contributors!
🔗: www.who.int/publications...
Bottom line: housing stability functions as public health infrastructure. The authors argue that early and sustained housing stability can prevent downstream health harms and policy responses should embed housing stability into public health planning.
A key contribution is the life-course perspective: housing insecurity is not a one-time event, but a cumulative exposure. The review maps pathways such as chronic stress, environmental hazards, and disrupted access to care.
Key findings: Housing insecurity is associated with adverse health outcomes across life stages –pregnancy complications and distress; infant/child development and infections; adolescent mental health; adult chronic disease and delayed care; faster biological aging later in life.