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Blake Poland

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Associate ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Blake Poland

Associate Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (4 CIHR, 3 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Planetary Health Anthropocene Curriculum Reform Ecological Determinants Of Health Public Health Education Climate Change Community Development Community Resilience

Latest papers

Nutritional Criminology: Why the Emerging Research on Ultra-Processed Food Matters to Health and Justice.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024 · senior author
Using self-reported health as a social determinants of health outcome: a scoping review of reviews.
Health promotion international · 2023
Relationships are everything: The underpinnings of grassroots community action in the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.
Cities (London, England) · 2023 · senior author

All 31 publications

Latest funding

Informing ecological public health education with Indigenous knowledges from Canada and Mexico
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$5,943
Urban Climate Action Living Lab (UCALL): Co-creating Equitable and Integrated Climate Solutions with Disadvantaged Communities in Toronto
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$63,365
Understanding Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises: The Role of Contagion, Information, and Liquidity Support
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$78,801

All 24 grants and awards

31 publications.

Nutritional Criminology: Why the Emerging Research on Ultra-Processed Food Matters to Health and Justice.

Prescott SL, Logan AC, D'Adamo CR, Holton KF, Lowry CA, Marks J, Moodie R, Poland B

International journal of environmental research and public health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21020120 PMID: 38397611

Using self-reported health as a social determinants of health outcome: a scoping review of reviews.

Wind K, Poland B, HakemZadeh F, Jackson S, Tomlinson G, Jadad A

Health promotion international2023

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad165 PMID: 38041807

Relationships are everything: The underpinnings of grassroots community action in the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.

Jackson SF, Morgan GT, Gloger A, Luca S, Cerda E, Poland B

Cities (London, England)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.104163 PMID: 36593904

Transformative learning for a sustainable and healthy future through ecosystem approaches to health: insights from 15 years of co-designed ecohealth teaching and learning experiences.

Webb J, Raez-Villanueva S, Carrière PD, Beauchamp AA, Bell I, Day A, Elton S, Feagan M, Giacinti J, Kabemba Lukusa JP, Kingsbury C, Torres-Slimming PA, Bunch M, Clow K, Gislason MK, Parkes MW, Jane Parmley E, Poland B, Vaillancourt C

The Lancet. Planetary health2023

DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00305-9 PMID: 36608955

Exiting the Anthropocene: Achieving personal and planetary health in the 21st century.

Prescott SL, Logan AC, Bristow J, Rozzi R, Moodie R, Redvers N, Haahtela T, Warber S, Poland B, Hancock T, Berman B

Allergy2022

DOI: 10.1111/all.15419 PMID: 35748742

A connected community response to COVID-19 in Toronto.

Morgan GT, Poland B, Jackson SF, Gloger A, Luca S, Lach N, Rolston IA

Global health promotion2022

DOI: 10.1177/17579759211038258 PMID: 34510983

COP26: what is the message for public health?

Masuda J, McLaren L, Poland B

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2022Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00608-w PMID: 35102529

Project Earthrise: Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference of inVIVO Planetary Health.

Prescott SL, Wegienka G, Kort R, Nelson DH, Gabrysch S, Hancock T, Kozyrskyj A, Lowry CA, Redvers N, Poland B, Robinson J, Moubarac JC, Warber S, Jansson J, Sinkkonen A, Penders J, Erdman S, Nanan R, van den Bosch M, Schneider K, Schroeck NJ, Sobko T, Harvie J, Kaplan GA, Moodie R, Lengnick L, Prilleltensky I, Celidwen Y, Berman SH, Logan AC, Berman B

International journal of environmental research and public health2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010654 PMID: 34682400

A Connected Community Approach: Citizens and Formal Institutions Working Together to Build Community-Centred Resilience.

Poland B, Gloger A, Morgan GT, Lach N, Jackson SF, Urban R, Rolston I

International journal of environmental research and public health2021First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910175 PMID: 34639478

Retail Food Environment Intervention Planning: Interviews With Owners and Managers of Small- and Medium-Sized Rural Food Stores.

Hasdell R, Poland B, Cole D, Sheppard F, Burton L, Mah CL

Health promotion practice2021

DOI: 10.1177/1524839920910376 PMID: 32174186

Informing ecological public health education with Indigenous knowledges from Canada and Mexico

SupervisorCIHR2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Sanchez Pimienta, Carlos Ernesto

Keywords: Ecological Public Health; Environmental Health; Environmental Justice; Indigenous Knowledge; Public Health Education

$5,943

Urban Climate Action Living Lab (UCALL): Co-creating Equitable and Integrated Climate Solutions with Disadvantaged Communities in Toronto

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Robinson, John B.

Keywords: urban living lab; climate mitigation; climate adaptation; social justice; sustainability transitions; transdisciplinary co-production; backcasting; scenarios; transitions pathways; neighbourhood-scale

$63,365

Understanding Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises: The Role of Contagion, Information, and Liquidity Support

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Szkup, Michal

Keywords: sovereign debt crises; self-fulfilling beliefs; global games; contagion; liquidity support; information acquisition

$78,801

Curricular Reform for Public Health in the Anthropocene

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Poland, Blake D; Webb, Jennifer; Gislason, Maya K

Keywords: Anthropocene; Curriculum Reform; Ecological Determinants Of Health; Planetary Health; Public Health Education

$19,706

Wellness and the Architecture of Public Health Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gesink, Dionne

Keywords: public health education; wellness and well-being; eco-social approach; equity-approach; mindfulness; systems thinking; Indigenous ways of knowing and doing; mixed methods

$68,405

Informing eco-social approaches to public health education on climate change with the expertise of Indigenous Peoples living in urban homelands and environmental organizations in Canada and Mexico

SupervisorCIHR2021Doctoral - PA - Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honor Nelson Mandela

Principal investigators: Sanchez Pimienta, Carlos Ernesto

Keywords: Eco-Social Approaches; Ecological Determinants Of Health; Global South; Indigenous Health; Land-Based Education; Public Health Education

$105,000

Understanding the COVID-19 Journeys and Vaccine Experiences of Racialized and Immigrant Communities in the Greater Toronto Area

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerging COVID-19 Res. Gaps & Priorities (July 2021) - Urban Populations

Principal investigators: Adams, Matthew; Galloway, Tracey L; Wilson, Kathleen J

Keywords: Children; Communities; Families; Health Equity; Marginalized Populations; Occupational Health; Racialization; Urban Health; Youth

$199,000

Healthy and Resilient Cities: A Connected Community Approach

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Poland, Blake D

Keywords: Climate Change; Community Development; Community Resilience; Connected Communities; Extreme Weather; Healthy Cities

$18,000

Engagement Strategies for Catalyzing the Co-Production of Population & Planetary Health

Nominated PICIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Poland, Blake D; Mashford-Pringle, Angela

Keywords: Ecological Public Health; Environment; Indigenous; Planetary Health; Public Engagement; Sustainability

$19,906

Pratiques et professions du développement des communautés territoriales

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bourque, Denis

Keywords: action collective; développement communautaire; organisation communautaire; action intersectorielle

$23,533

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Blake Poland

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nutritional Criminology: Why the Emerging Research on Ultra-Processed Food Matters to Health and Justice.

Using self-reported health as a social determinants of health outcome: a scoping review of reviews.

Relationships are everything: The underpinnings of grassroots community action in the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto.

Transformative learning for a sustainable and healthy future through ecosystem approaches to health: insights from 15 years of co-designed ecohealth teaching and learning experiences.

Exiting the Anthropocene: Achieving personal and planetary health in the 21st century.

A connected community response to COVID-19 in Toronto.

COP26: what is the message for public health?

Project Earthrise: Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Conference of inVIVO Planetary Health.

A Connected Community Approach: Citizens and Formal Institutions Working Together to Build Community-Centred Resilience.

Retail Food Environment Intervention Planning: Interviews With Owners and Managers of Small- and Medium-Sized Rural Food Stores.

Informing ecological public health education with Indigenous knowledges from Canada and Mexico

Urban Climate Action Living Lab (UCALL): Co-creating Equitable and Integrated Climate Solutions with Disadvantaged Communities in Toronto

Understanding Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises: The Role of Contagion, Information, and Liquidity Support

Curricular Reform for Public Health in the Anthropocene

Wellness and the Architecture of Public Health Education

Informing eco-social approaches to public health education on climate change with the expertise of Indigenous Peoples living in urban homelands and environmental organizations in Canada and Mexico

Understanding the COVID-19 Journeys and Vaccine Experiences of Racialized and Immigrant Communities in the Greater Toronto Area

Healthy and Resilient Cities: A Connected Community Approach

Engagement Strategies for Catalyzing the Co-Production of Population & Planetary Health

Pratiques et professions du développement des communautés territoriales

Frequent collaborators

Valerie Tarasuk

Matilda Van Den Bosch

Anita Kozyrskyj

Angela Mashford-Pringle

Jean-Claude Moubarac

Branka Agic

Branka Agic

Diana Lewis

Cheryl Forchuk

Courtney Howard

Jeffrey Masuda

Sheila Murray

Suzanne Jackson

Sarah Elton

Helene Berman

Catherine Ward-Griffin

Andrew Papadopoulos

Pia Kontos

Gavin Andrews

Sandra Allison

Cheryl Forchuk

Anne-Emanuelle Birn

George Tomlinson

Lindsay Mclaren