Graduate & Trainee Research Awards
Apply for up to $15,000 in funding to support research advancing metabolic and cardiometabolic health equity.
Reducing health inequities in diabetes and related conditions through community-driven research and action.
From funding innovative research to building community partnerships, our activities bring people together to advance diabetes prevention, care, and health equity. Become a Network member to learn more about our work and stay connected through our programs, funding opportunities, news, and events.
Vision
A world-renowned resource on innovative, scalable solutions that support populations to be healthier in an effective, feasible, sustainable, and equitable way.
Mission
Reduce inequities in risk and burden of diabetes and related cardiometabolic conditions across the lifespan, through better care, lower risk factors and healthier living environments in Peel Region and beyond.
Current Funding Opportunity
Reports & Publications
This study aimed to develop a cluster-based measure of multiple co-occurring social determinants of health by applying unsupervised machine learning to a population-based cohort, offering a data-driven approach to organize complex social exposures.
Researchers combined machine learning and neighbourhood-level data to identify communities at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, even in places where patient-level data are limited.
The study found that faith and spirituality support diabetes self-management among older Black adults by enhancing coping, self-care, and social connection, highlighting the value of integrating faith into culturally responsive care.
News and Updates
Mar 13, 2026
