PROJECTS
We want to understand why this is happening. We want to understand how social factors, like moving to Canada from another country, might be related to these high rates of diabetes. Through interviews and qualitative analysis, we would like to explore the experiences of migration and developing diabetes among Tamil immigrants from Sri Lanka living in the Greater Toronto Area. A group of Tamil and non-Tamil researchers, students, community members and clinicians are leading this project.
TEAM
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ananya Banerjee
Co-Investigators:
Dr. Taryn Becker
Dr. Raymond Fung
Dr. Enza Gucciardi
Dr. Sepali Guruge
Ms. Jannah Wigle
Research Team:
Nuzha Hafleen
Avantika Mathur-Balendra
Mehathie Sivakumaran
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mathura Karunanithy
Saratha Karunanithy
Janani Kodeeswaran
Lathika Laguwaran
Tharshini Parames
Gauthamie Poolokasingham
Aarabhi Rajendiran
Jaitra Sathyandran
Vasuki Shanmuganathan
Tharshini Sivananthajothy
Mehathie Sivakumaran
Haran Vijayanathan
Umayangga Yogalingam
Shindujan Yogaratnam
VOLUNTEERS
Vaenthan Jeevarajah
Karthika Yogaratnam
Aasha Gnanalingam
Sahana Kesavarajah
Sri Lanka Tamil Migrants Diabetes Study
Video submisson for Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada's 2020 Storytellers Contest
Video submisson for Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada's 2019 Storytellers Contest
BACKGROUND
Canadian immigrants from Sri Lanka have higher rates of type 2 diabetes than other Canadians. In Ontario, they have the highest documented rates of type 2 diabetes compared to those from other South Asian countries (like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh).
Diabetes is a chronic and complex disease that is influenced by many factors, including social, economic, cultural and historic factors.
THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY:
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