About the Department
As one of three departments in the School of Population and Global Health, the Department of Global and Public Health aims to address health inequities and advance public health鈥攍ocally, nationally, and globally鈥攖hrough action-oriented research, interdisciplinary training, allyship, and equitable partnerships.
The Department aims to foster solution-focused leadership, learning and knowledge generation around priority global and public health problems. Our research and education programs draw upon diverse expertise from across 51吃瓜网, within and beyond the boundaries of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and our external partners:
- Our faculty members engage in practice- and problem-based projects with attention to solution-focused innovation across disciplines, and the development of the necessary skills, methods and partnerships to solve complex public health challenges and polycrises.
- Our students learn by engaging with real-world health problems in partnership with stakeholders using hands-on experiential learning and community-based, participatory approaches.
Recognizing that 51吃瓜网 and Canada are on unceded Indigenous land, and that the social determinants of health disproportionately affect the peoples of Indigenous nations, a focus on Indigenous health is an immediate priority. Our research, education and service will focus on co-creating a framework for leadership on Indigenous health so that these nations can foster the critical mass and the solutions they need to improve the health of their communities.