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Pesticide Exposure in the Urban Environment

Topics: Pesticides

Pesticides are chemicals developed to prevent or destroy unwanted species including insects (insecticides) and weeds (herbicides).  Organochlorines and organophosphates, developed prior to the...

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Neonicotinoid Pesticides

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards

Neonicotinoids (also referred to as “neonics”) are insecticides derived from nicotine. They act by binding strongly to nicotinic acetycholine receptors in the central nervous system of...

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Canadian Databases for Ticks and Mosquitoes

Topics: Pest Control

The NCCID and NCCEH have compiled a list of provincial and territorial mosquito and tick datasets including what information the databases contain and who to contact to access the data. This dataset...

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January 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Aboriginal Environmental Health, Agriculture, Air, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Climate, Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health Surveillance, Equity, Food, Forest Fires, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Practices and Procedures, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Tobacco Reduction, Waste, Water, Zoonoses

Full ScanThe attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in...

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April 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Aboriginal Environmental Health, Agriculture, Air, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Climate, Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health Surveillance, Equity, Food, Forest Fires, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Practices and Procedures, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Seniors' Environmental Health, Tobacco Reduction, Waste, Water, Zoonoses

Full ScanThe attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in...

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February 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Aboriginal Environmental Health, Agriculture, Air, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Climate, Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health Surveillance, Equity, Food, Forest Fires, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Practices and Procedures, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Seniors' Environmental Health, Shale Gas, Tobacco Reduction, Waste, Water, Zoonoses

Full ScanThe attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in...

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March 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Aboriginal Environmental Health, Agriculture, Air, Built Environment, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Climate, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health Surveillance, Equity, Food, Forest Fires, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Waste, Water, Zoonoses

Full Scan The attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles...

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Exploring Gaps and Sharing Findings: The 2016 NCCEH Environmental Health Needs Assessment

Topics: Environmental Health Surveillance

This poster was delivered at the 78th CIPHI Ontario Annual Education Conference. It describes a multi-phase needs assessment conducted by the NCCEH to understand the needs of environmental...

Content Type: Workshops Presentations

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Monitoring Health Impacts of Climate Change: A GIS Application to Display Real-Time Surveillance of Environmental Data and Health Outcomes Combined with Demographic Information

Topics: Climate, 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-person or...

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Enabling organizational capacity for health equity in environmental public health

Topics: Equity

This presentation examines the intersection of Environmental Public Health & health equity.  Key concepts covered in the presentation include:a review of the structural & intermediary...

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