Harnessing Interdisciplinary Research to Promote the Flourishing of Every Child and Family
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children brings together top researchers to help reduce inequities in child health outcomes, including those caused by social and structural determinants of health. Through strategic investments in research, education, training and infrastructure we are executing our vision of “harnessing interdisciplinary research to promote the flourishing of every child and family”.
Upcoming Events
Sep
18
Community Engagement Series: Working Together with Newcomer Families in Research
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12:00pm - 1:00pm
Sep
25
Trainee Hub: Sustainable Youth Engagement in Health Research
Presentation |
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sep
26
Leong Centre Rounds and UBC Healthy Aging Research Seminar Series: Dr. Mark Beauchamp
Presentation |
1:00pm - 2:00pm
News
Sep 12, 2024
Dr. Victor Do, a general pediatrician at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, junior faculty member at the University of Alberta, and former Leong Centre Studentship Recipient, provides an update on his research with patients and families who use languages other than English for healthcare communication. He highlights the progress made in understanding the challenges faced by this group, including inconsistent interpreter use and its impact on trust and belonging within the healthcare system.
Sep 10, 2024
Rebecca Balasa is a clinician-researcher with a PhD in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Her doctoral research, funded by the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children, focused on identifying and addressing child sex trafficking in pediatric emergency departments across Ontario.
Sep 9, 2024
Omer Jamal is a former master’s student in the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto and Leong Centre Scholar. He provides a summary of his graduate thesis, which addresses significant gaps in the integration of social determinants of health within electronic health records in pediatric ophthalmology. His research demonstrates how factors such as economic instability and social isolation affect medical visit attendance and clinical outcomes for children, particularly those from marginalized communities.
Co-Directors Message
Leong Centre will help improve child health through new precision prevention
Researchers can better predict and enhance health outcomes for children around the world.
