Cesar Leos-Toro is a Scientific Collaborator at the Institute of Global Health - University of Geneva. He is an active co-investigator with the International Cannabis Policy Study, and most recently, a consultant with the World Health Organization’s Health Promotion Department in the Less Alcohol Unit.
He received his PhD from the University of Waterloo's School of Public Health & Health Systems where his doctoral research focused on aspects of Canadian cannabis control regulations and the impact that its legalization may have on population health. He continued on to a post-doctoral position at the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development - University of Zurich.
Overall, he is interested on the impact of substance use policy on subsequent health behaviours and population health measures. His research interests include chronic disease prevention, health risk communication, and aetiology of substance use disorders to best understand intervention points for the promotion of health and well-being along the life course.
Take a look at his dissertation entitled: “Health Warnings, Cannabis Marketing and Perceptions among Youth and Young Adults in Canada”
Updated 14.11.2023