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Janet Smylie

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Populations & Public Health Research Program

  • FCFP
  • MPH, Johns Hopkins University
  • MD, Queen’s University
  • Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
  • Scientist, Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Director, Well Living House Applied Research Centre for Indigenous Infant, Child and Family Health

ICES Grants

Grant
2020 - 2021

Evaluating the differential impact of what we have done as we prioritize what to do next: a multi-provincial intervention modeling study using population-based data

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Mishra S, Janjua NZ, Katz A, Kwong JC, Maheu-Giroux M, Williamson T
Co-Investigators
Baral SD, Bogoch, I, Boily M, Brisson M, Buckeridge DL, Chan A, de Montigny S, Eastwood CA, Khan K, Krajden M, Kustra R, Mâsse BR, McGeer AJ, Otterstatter MC, Smylie JK, Wang L
Grant Type
COVID-19 Rapid Research Grant
Grant Amount
$1,293,631
Grant
2020 - 2021

Indigenous Health Counts in Urban Homelands: Estimating COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality among Indigenous Populations Living in Ontario Cities

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Rotondi MA, Bourgeois C, Smylie JK
Co-Investigators
McConkey S, Mishra S, Muir N, Walker J
Grant Type
COVID-19 Rapid Research Grant
Grant Amount
$395,460
Grant
2015 - 2018

Unlocking health information for older First Nations populations

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Walker J
Co-Investigators
Bronskill S, Henry D, Schull M, Smylie J, Warry W
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$203,107
Grant
2013 - 2017

Our health counts Toronto: developing a population based urban aboriginal cohort to assess and enhance individual, family, and community health and well-being

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Smylie J
Co-Investigators
Booth S, Bourgeois C, Wolfe S, Allan B, Firestone M, Fleiszer P, Gesink D, Glazier R, Howard H, Hwang S, Nisenbaum R, O'Campo P, Snyder M
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$992,183
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Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition
08/03/2017

Slaight Family Foundation Grant

2017: $1 million grant awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie to train healthcare personnel to overcome racial biases which can lead to healthcare delivery inequities. Read more about the grant.

Awards & Recognition
16/10/2015

Top 20 Pioneers in Family Medicine Research in Canada

2015: Dr. Janet Smylie recognized by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for her work with, and personal investment in, the healthcare of Indigenous communities in Canada.

Awards & Recognition
10/10/2014

CIHR Applied Public Health Chair

2014: Awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie for "Clearing the Pathways to Health Equity: CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Indigenous Health Information and Knowledge Systems".

Awards & Recognition
08/07/2012

National Aboriginal Achievement Indspire Award

2012: Awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie in the field of health. The awards recognize Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievement.

Awards & Recognition
01/03/2009

CIHR New Investigator Award

2009 – 2014: CIHR New Investigator Award for "Indigenous Knowledge Network for Infant, Child, and Family Health" awarded to Dr. Janet Smylie.

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