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Public Health in a Changing Climate: Leveraging Connections and Knowledge for Action

Topics: Climate, Forest Fires

This presentation was originally delivered at the 2017 CIPHI Ontario Annual Education Conference in Brampton, ON.

Content Type: Workshops Presentations

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Improving Public Health with Healthy Food Environments

Topics: Food

This presentation was originally delivered at TOPHC 2018 in Toronto, ON.

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Extreme Heat

Topics: Climate

According to Environment Canada, a heat wave is a period of more than 3 days when temperatures are more than 32°C (Health Canada, 2012); the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines...

Content Type: Project

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Growing at Home: Health and Safety Concerns for Personal Cannabis Cultivation

Topics: Air, Contaminants and Hazards, Biological Agents, Chemical Agents, Indoor Air, Practices and Procedures, Radiation

Personal cultivation as described by the proposed Cannabis Act (2017) will permit adults to cultivate up to four cannabis plants per household. This provision is intended to both ...

Content Type: Document

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Public Health Surveillance of Housing Conditions: Recent Data From Montreal and Thoughts on Improving Impacts on Policy

Topics: Built Environment, Environmental Health Surveillance, Practices and Procedures

The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-...

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Odour from a Compost Facility

Topics: Air, Contaminants and Hazards, Outdoor Air

Primary inquiry: A citizen’s group reported that putrid smells were occurring daily from a local commercial compost facility located in a suburban area of the city. The local public health...

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Naturally Occurring Asbestos in an Outdoor Setting

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents

Primary inquiry: Heavy rains caused a river to flood and overflow its banks. Soil containing naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) was deposited onto the surrounding land. This land is used for farming...

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Lead in Drinking Water: Homes and Schools

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Drinking Water, Water

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is commonly present in our environment and can have serious, irreversible cognitive and behavioral impacts, particularly in children. Historically, most lead exposure...

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Meat-packing Pads as Tattoo Dressings

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Personal Service Establishments

Primary inquiry: Is there evidence for or against the use of clean vs. sterile dressings in the care of tattoos?

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Infection Control for Tebori Tattooing

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Personal Service Establishments

Primary inquiry: Information regarding tebori, a traditional form of Japanese “hand-poke” tattooing; requesting information regarding infection control and inspection.

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