
Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children
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Research centre on child health equity at @uoftmedicine & @SickKidsNews. Co-Directors @astridguttmann & @dreyalcohen. Free Membership: bit.ly/3kASL22
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💻Learn about the role of collaboration with patient and public community partners in implementation projects at the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children’s next Trainee Hub event on May 22 with Nicola McCleary & Guillaume Fontaine (Guillaume Fontaine)! Register today: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/event/trainee-…


⏰Don’t miss the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Rounds TODAY to discover how @sickkidsnews is advancing accessible family-centered #mentalhealth support through the #IInTERACTNorth program. 🧠Register: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/event/leong-ce… @WilliamsTS_DR


✨May 29 | Don’t miss Dr. Louise Marryat’s (Dr. Louise Marryat) webinar on the prevalence & context of opioid use in pregnancy in Scotland and its relevance to Canadian settings. 🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM ET 👉Register now: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/event/leong-ce…


🚨 Don’t miss the next Trainee Hub TOMORROW to learn best practices for building advisory groups that meaningfully support research. Brought to you by the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging. Register: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/event/trainee-…


❓ Did you know the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children has an online #CommunityEngagement library with a variety of resources, including articles, toolkits, videos and more? Visit the library and explore new tools here: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/resources-comm…


📢 Join us May 29 for a webinar with Dr. Louise Marryat (Dr. Louise Marryat) as she shares findings from the Scottish Opioid in Pregnancy Study. Learn how prenatal opioid exposure impacts early child development using linked administrative data. 👉Register today: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/event/leong-ce…


📝 Are you in need of community #engagement and #knowledgemobilization support? Become a Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children member and take advantage of our Community Engagement Consulting Service Learn more and request a consultation today: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/community-enga…


#ICYMI ✨On May 22, Nicola McCleary & Guillaume Fontaine (Guillaume Fontaine) joined the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Trainee Hub to discuss how to #engage patient & community partners in implementation research. Catch up on the recording: youtube.com/watch?v=UYz35M…

đź’»APPLY NOW | The U of T Data Sciences Institute (DSI) & Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Catalyst Grant competition for Data Science in Child Health Equity is open! Application deadline: July 11. Details: datasciences.utoronto.ca/catalyst-grant/


#ICYMI 💫On May 28, the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Trainee Hub hosted a panel on building advisory groups that meaningfully support research – highlighting best practices & lessons learned from their projects: youtu.be/Pulr9O9WBXk Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging Dr. Jill Zwicker Andi Camden, PhD MPH

📢 New research from Dr. Arjumand Siddiqi (Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Chair in Child Policy) & others shows Black Canadians face 2-3x higher odds of frequent discrimination – strongly linked to worse mental health: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40399605/

#ICYMI: On May 26, Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Rounds featured the #IInTERACTNorth team (@sickkidsnews) who shared how they’re working with families 👪to build more accessible #mentalhealth support: youtu.be/20tm3NOnliY

#ICYMI đź’«On May 29, the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Rounds was joined by Dr. Louise Marryat (Dr. Louise Marryat) for a lecture focused on the impacts of prenatal opioid exposure on early child development, using linked administrative data in Scotland. Catch up on the recording: youtu.be/TLSWOMD9xow

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦New study from Dr. Catherine Birken (Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Chair in Child Health Intervention​) & others shows parental BMI is a key predictor of childhood obesity, especially in early years. Findings support early, family-based interventions: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40335421/

🎉 We’re excited to launch our new asynchronous Fundamentals of Social Epidemiology course in partnership with Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging! This course explores key frameworks & methods in health equity research. 🖱️Register by July 4: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/social-epidemi… The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) U of T Public Health


✨Don't miss out! On June 26, join Surrey Place for a webinar on the best practices for establishing relationships with Indigenous peoples through the traditional concept of knowing. Sign up: eventbrite.ca/e/creating-tra…


đźš‘ New study from Dr. Astrid Guttmann (Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Co-Director) & others shows infants born to women with disabilities are more likely to visit the emergency department in their first year: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40323599/

📢 Register now for our new asynchronous Fundamentals of Social Epidemiology course in partnership with the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging! Running from July 11 – October 3, 2025, this course explores key theories and tools in social epidemiology: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/social-epidemi…


📢Calling all researchers! A reminder that the U of T Data Sciences Institute (DSI) & Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Catalyst Grant for Data Science in Child Health Equity is open. 💰Up to $100K available 📅LOI deadline: July 11 🔗 datasciences.utoronto.ca/catalyst-grant/


✨The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children Annual Reports are now available on our website! 💻 Check them out to learn more about the Centre’s progress in advancing child health equity research, and our contributions to research, policy, and practice: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/annual-reports