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Sara Allin

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Associate ProfessorInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and EvaluationUniversity of Toronto

Sara Allin

Associate Professor

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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67 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 19 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Education

PhD, Health Policy
MSc, Health Policy
BSc

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Public Health Systems Climate Change Equity Public Health Comparative Health Policy Health Systems Health Systems Governance Maro-Level Reforms

Latest papers

Public health action on extreme heat in three Canadian provinces: a scoping review.
Public health reviews · 2026 · senior author
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Digital Health Technologies for Remote Management of NCDs in Rural Areas: Mixed Methods Systematic Review.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2026
Factors influencing public health financing in British Columbia: A qualitative case study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author

All 85 publications

Latest funding

Innovation sociale et approches de proximité : relever le défi de l'exclusion sociale et de la vulnérabilité
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$436,175
Collaborative Governance for Intersectoral Climate Action on Extreme Heat in three Canadian Provinces
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$1,998
Centering communities in local heat response: A qualitative, community-based participatory research study in downtown Toronto
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$1,975

All 27 grants and awards

85 publications.

Public health action on extreme heat in three Canadian provinces: a scoping review.

Seabrook MSS, Umar I, Simpson S, Ayala AP, Xie EC, Zhao QJ, Allin S

Public health reviews2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2026.1609625 PMID: 42602186

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Digital Health Technologies for Remote Management of NCDs in Rural Areas: Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Sahakyan S, Akseer S, Abrahamyan L, Metcalf O, Allin S, Chenhall R, Seto E

Journal of medical Internet research2026

DOI: 10.2196/93875 PMID: 42536988

Factors influencing public health financing in British Columbia: A qualitative case study.

Seabrook MSS, Ammi M, Guyon A, Pinto AD, Allin S

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01125-2 PMID: 41381810

Theories of financialisation and health systems governance: a critical interpretative synthesis.

Tracey MJT, Hanes D, Maher S, Grundy Q, Allin S

Health economics, policy, and law2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s1744133126100474 PMID: 42237552

Immigration Status and Time to Accessing Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems.

Elias MN, Allin S, Yang J, Chiu M, Shah BR, Wu F, Gomes T

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.16141 PMID: 42228372

Equity of financial protection for health care in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review.

Xie EC, Proaño D, Ali S, Allin S, Law MR, Sander B

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119306 PMID: 42102769

Oral health care's contribution to catastrophic spending in Canada: a descriptive study.

Proaño D, Allin S, Essue BM, Singhal S, Quiñonez C

Health policy OPEN2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpopen.2025.100155 PMID: 41362885

Building consensus on what to include in public health expenditures: A modified Delphi study in Canada.

Ammi M, Davarzani F, Doumbia M, Wodnik B, Guyon A, Pawa J, Allin S

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01205-x PMID: 42129063

Strengthening access to and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations across Canada: An exploratory qualitative study.

Bashir K, Ouedraogo MO, Dharma C, Sobers M, Atukorale V, Mauer-Vakil D, Ataullahjan A, Fadel SA, Allin S

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301953 PMID: 42044194

A Comparative Case Study of Collaborative Governance for Intersectoral Extreme Heat Response in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, Canada.

Simpson S, Seabrook MSS, Di Ruggiero E, Gautier L, Miller FA, Roerig M, Xie E, Allin S

International journal of environmental research and public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23040506 PMID: 42074445

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Sara Allin

Research

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Latest funding

Public health action on extreme heat in three Canadian provinces: a scoping review.

Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Digital Health Technologies for Remote Management of NCDs in Rural Areas: Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Factors influencing public health financing in British Columbia: A qualitative case study.

Theories of financialisation and health systems governance: a critical interpretative synthesis.

Immigration Status and Time to Accessing Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems.

Equity of financial protection for health care in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review.

Oral health care's contribution to catastrophic spending in Canada: a descriptive study.

Building consensus on what to include in public health expenditures: A modified Delphi study in Canada.

Strengthening access to and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations across Canada: An exploratory qualitative study.

A Comparative Case Study of Collaborative Governance for Intersectoral Extreme Heat Response in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, Canada.

Innovation sociale et approches de proximité : relever le défi de l'exclusion sociale et de la vulnérabilité

Beyond Crisis: Rethinking health system governance in Canada

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