Blog Posts

Banerjee, A.T. Breaking the Cycle of Diabetes in South Asians. Lawson Foundation Blog. December 14, 2018. Available: https://lawson.ca/breaking-the-cycle-of-diabetes-in-south-asians/

Brown, A., Lombardo C., and Banerjee, A.T. Why Prevention is Key to Health Care Sustainability. Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLPSH) Blog. January 24, 2018. Available: http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2018/01/dlsph-blog-why-prevention-is-key-to-health-care-sustainability/

Opinion Pieces

Banerjee, A.T., Pai, M. Canada should lead on Global COVID-19 Vaccine Equity. Canadian Science Policy Magazine. November 1st, 2021. Available: https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/canada-should-leadon-global-covid-19-vaccine-equity-2/

Razack S., Banerjee, A.T. South Asians are suffering from COVID-19 disproportionately as loved ones in India are dying. Racializing the variant opens up racist scapegoating. Toronto Star. April 28th , 2021. Available: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/04/28/south-asians-are-sufferingfrom-covid-19-disproportionately-as-loved-ones-in-india-are-in-crisis-racializing-the-variant-opensup-racist-scapegoating.html

Brar, A, Banerjee, A.T., Sriram, V., Pai, M. Canada can’t stand by while India’s medical systems collapses. Globe & Mail. April 27th, 2021. Available: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-cant-stand-by-while-indias-medical-systemcollapses/

Banerjee, A.T. How the Pandemic has shown social justice needs to be central to public health education in Canada? University Affairs. April 1, 2021. Available: https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-the-pandemic-has-shown-social-justiceneeds-to-be-central-to-public-health-education-in-canada/

Banerjee, A.T. Canada should utilize places of worship as COVID-19 vaccination sites to build trust and get vaccines to those have suffered the most.. Toronto Star. Feb 22, 2021. Available: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/02/22/canada-should-utilize-places-of-worship-ascovid-19-vaccination-sites-to-build-trust-and-get-vaccines-to-those-have-suffered-the-most.html

Vohra-Miller, S., Brar, A., Banerjee, A.T. ‘It’s not Diwali, it’s precarious employment and less health care resources.’ South Asian medical experts on Brampton’s rising COVID-19 cases. Toronto Star. Nov 19, 2020. Available: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/11/19

Banerjee, A.T. How Professors Can Help University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. University Affairs. April 29, 2020. Available: https://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careeradvice

Publications

Banerjee, A.T., Tan, A. Born into White Supremacy, Until We Couldn't Anymore. (2022) Lancet 400(10366), P1840-1841. 2.

D’Silva, C., Hafleen, N., Mansfield, Martel, S, Fierheller, D., Banerjee, A.T., Malhotra, G., Mutta, B., Dhillon, P., Hasan, Z., Parikh, A, Nooraie, R, Chaze, F, Zenlea, I. (2022). Service provider perspectives on exploring social determinants of health impacting type 2 diabetes management for South Asian adults in Peel region, Canada. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 46(6), 611-619. 3.

Prinjha, S., Wicklow, B., Nakhla, M., Banerjee, A.T. (2022). Toward the Goal of Understanding and Tackling the Social Determinants of Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 46(6), 549-550. 4.

Banerjee, A.T., Lau, A., Bender, J. (2022). Poor health disparities among racialized students in a Canadian university. Journal of American College Health.

Banerjee, A.T., Mahajan, A., Mathur-Balendra, A., Qureshi N., Teekah, M., Yogaratnam, S., Prabhakar, P., Ahmed, S., Shah, B., Velummailum, R., Price, P., de Souza, R., Bajaj, H. Impact of the South Asian Adolescent Diabetes Awareness Program (SAADAP) on Diabetes Knowledge, Risk Perception and Health Behaviours. (2021). Health Education Journal.

Zou, P. Kadri, Z., Shao, J., Wang, X., Luo, Y., Zhang, H., Banerjee, A.T. (2021). Factors Influencing Physical Activity Participation among Midlife Immigrant Women: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11).

Atkins S, Banerjee A.T, Bachynski K, et al. (2021). Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries. BMJ Global Health

Mahajan, A., Banerjee A.T., Ricupero, M., Beales, A., Lac, J., Ajwani, F., Mathur-Balendra, A., Patel, T., Pais, V. (2021). Call to Action to Improve Racial Diversity in Dietetics. Journal of Critical Dietetics, 5(2), 309. 9.

Djulus, G., Shiekhan, Y., Nawaz, E., Burley, J., Thomas-Jacques, T., Naik, H., Warsame, K., Jamil, M., Banerjee, A.T. (2021). Advancing Social Justice Allyship in Health Promotion Students: A Mixed Methods Pilot Evaluation. Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 7(4) 304-312I. 10.

Banerjee, A.T., Shah, B. Diabetes across the South Asian Diaspora. (2021). Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 23(4), 653-658. 11. Banerjee, A.T., Shah, B. Differences in Prevalence of Diabetes among Immigrants from South Asian Countries. (2018). Diabetic Medicine, 35(7), 937-943. 12.

Abdulwasi, M., Bhardwaj, M., Nakamura, Y., Zawi, M., Price, J., Harvey, P., & Banerjee, A.T. (2018). An Ecological Exploration of Facilitators to Participation in a Mosque-Based Physical Activity Program for South Asian Muslim Women. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(9), 671-678. 13.

Banerjee, A.T., Zawi M., Landry M., Childerhose, D., Stephens, N., Shafique, A., & Price, J. (2017). A Pilot Examination of a Mosque-Based Physical Activity Intervention for South Asian Muslim Women in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 19(2), 349-357. 14.

Mukerji, G., Kainth S, Pendrith, C., Lowe, J., Feig, D.S., Banerjee, A.T., Wu, W., & Lipscombe, L. (2016). Predictors of Low Diabetes Risk Perception in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, 33(10), 1437-1444. 15.

Banerjee, A.T., McTavish, S., Mukherji, G., Feig, D., Lowe, J., Ray, J & Lipscombe, L. (2015). Reported Health Behaviour Changes after a Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Ethnic Minority Women Living in Canada. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(6), 1334-1342. 16.

Banerjee, A.T., Strachan, P., Boyle, M., Anand, S., & Oremus, M. (2015). Factors To Facilitate The Implementation Of Church-Based Health Promotion Programs in Canada: A Qualitative Study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 29(6), 365-373. 17.

Banerjee, A.T., Flora, P., Stone, M., & Faulkner, G. (2015). Prevalence of Measured Overweight among South Asian Children vs. Non South Asian children: Findings from BEAT Project. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2(2), 184-191. 18.

Kaptein, S., Evans, M., Banerjee, A.T., McTavish, S., & Lipscombe, L. (2015). The Subjective Impact of a Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes: A Qualitative Study. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 39(2), 117-122. 19.

Lipscombe L.L, Banerjee, A.T., McTavish, S., Mukerji, G., Lowe, J., Ray, J, Evans, M., & Feig, D.S. (2014). Readiness for Diabetes Prevention and Barriers to Lifestyle Change in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Rationale and Study Design. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106(1), 57-66. 20.

Banerjee, A.T., Boyle, M., Anand, S., Strachan, P., & Oremus, M. (2014). The Relationship Between Religious Service Attendance and Coronary Heart Disease and Related Risk Factors in Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Religion & Health, 53(1), 141-156.

Banerjee, A.T., Strachan, P., Boyle, M., Anand, S., & Oremus, M. (2014). Attending Religious Services and its Relationship with Coronary Heart Disease and Related Risk Factors in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study of Church Pastors' and Parishioners' Perspectives. Journal of Religion & Health, 53(6), 1770-1785, 22.

Pamela, J., Davis, D.A., Miller, R., Hill, K., McCarthy, H., Banerjee, A., Chow, C., Mente, A., Anand. S. (2012). Contextual Determinants of Health Behaviours in an Aboriginal Community in Canada: Pilot Project. BMC Public Health, 12: 952. 23.

Banerjee, A.T., Watt, L., Gulati, S., Sung, L., Dix, D. & Klassen, A. (2011). Cultural Beliefs and Coping Strategies related to Pediatric Cancer: Perceptions of South Asian Immigrant Parents. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 28(3), 169-178. 24.

Klassen, A., Gulati, S., Watt, L., Banerjee, A.T., Sung, L., Klaassen, R.J. Dix, D., Poureslami, I.M., Shaw, N. (2011). Immigrant to Canada, Newcomer to Childhood Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Challenges Faced by Immigrant Parents. Psycho-Oncology, 21(5), 558-562. 25.

Mishra, L., Banerjee, A.T., MacLenna M., Gorczynski, P & Zinszer, K. (2011). Wanted: Increased Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary, and Knowledge Translation and Exchange Training. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 102(6), 424-426. 26.

Banerjee, A.T., Grace, SL, Thomas, S, Faulkner, G. (2010). Cultural Factors Facilitating Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation among Canadian South Asians: A Qualitative Study. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 39(6), 494-503. 27.

Banerjee, A.T., Gupta, M, & Singh, N. (2007). Patient Characteristics, Compliance and Exercise Outcomes of South Asians Enrolled in Cardiac Rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation & Prevention, 27(4), 212-218.

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