Daniel Rainham, University of Toronto

Research

Diabetes Green Space Parks Social Prescribing Implementation Nature Park Prescription Patient Oriented Research

Latest funding

Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARK-DPRx)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$902,700
Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARKS-DP)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$25,000
CANadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Health Research Consortium
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$4,165,000

Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARK-DPRx)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Booth, Gillian L; Bacon, Simon L; Dasgupta, Kaberi; Gilliland, Jason A; Ke, Calvin; Lofters, Aisha K; Parsons, Janet A; Rainham, Daniel Gareth C

Keywords: Diabetes; Green Space; Implementation; Nature; Park Prescription; Parks; Patient Oriented Research; Social Prescribing

$902,700

Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARKS-DP)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Type 2 diabetes prevention

Principal investigators: Booth, Gillian L; Gebremikael, Liben M; Bacon, Simon L; Ke, Calvin; Lofters, Aisha K; Rainham, Daniel Gareth C

Keywords: Diabetes; Green Space; Parks; Social Prescribing

$25,000

CANadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Health Research Consortium

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: Canadian Environmental Urban Health Research Consortium

Principal investigators: Brook, Jeffrey R; Stieb, David M; Awadalla, Philip; Brauer, Michael; Hu, Howard; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Subbarao, Padmaja

Keywords: Air Quality; Climate Change; Cohorts; Environmental Exposure; Greenness; Noise; Urban Form; Walkability

$4,165,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diabetes Dear Professor Rainham, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on diabetes connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Development and Implementation of a Parks Prescription Intervention for Diabetes Prevention (PARK-DPRx)" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]