Events
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Jan 19 2021
PHO Webinar - Improving Our Community Environments for Health
at 12:00 EDT Topics: Location Type: OnlineAbout the presentation: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including heart disease, strokes, diabetes, cancers and their associated risk factors are now leading causes of mortality, morbidity and healthcare costs. At the same time, growing evidence shows the importance of the built environment in the risk and protective factors of NCDs. There are opportunities for improving the health of our…
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Jan 20 2021
NCCIH Webinar - Socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations
at 10:00 PDT Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineThis session, Socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations, brings together expert speakers working in a diversity of public health fields across Canada, including: Dr. Chris Mushquash, Lakehead University Nadia Noor, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada Neil Belanger, British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability…
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Jan 21 2021
NCCDH Webinar: The health equity impacts of a changing climate part 1: From assessment to action
at 01:00 EDT Topics: Changement climatique, Équité Location Type: OnlineClimate change is increasing risks to the health of Canadians, but not all populations and communities will be affected by climate change equally. Existing health inequities are exacerbated by climate change impacts. What’s more, adaptations may inadvertently perpetuate health inequities in the absence of effective planning. This webinar, presented in partnership with Health Canada, explores the…
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Jan 22 2021
UBC SPPH Webinar - Occupational and environmental health at a nuclear facility
at 12:30 PDT Topics: Location Type:TRIUMF is a Class IB nuclear facility and is regulated under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act administered by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The three most significant EHS aspects to operation of TRIUMF’s 520 MeV Accelerator Facility are personnel dose management, emission and environmental monitoring, and plans for site decommissioning. This presentation will review the radiological…
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Jan 26 2021
NCCHPP Webinar - Health in All Policies in times of COVID-19: Wellbeing economics and social protection
at 09:00 EDT Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineBACKGROUND This webinar is a part of Global Network of Health in All Policies (GNHiAP) activities. GNHiAP is a country-led initiative with a mission to work with various stakeholders to address the determinants of health by strengthening the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach. The webinar is organised by Tampere University, Finland, in collaboration with the GNHiAP and with the support of the…
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Jan 26 2021
Public Health Ontario Rounds: International Border Surveillance Study
at 09:00 PDT Topics: Location Type: OnlineArriving international passengers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport were enrolled in a prospective study of COVID-19 risk upon arrival and during quarantine in September and October 2020. The study assessed the feasibility of enrolling arriving passengers, the acceptability and quality of self-collected specimens for detection of COVID-19 infection and the scale-up of robotic testing for…
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Jan 26 2021
The Time is Now: Canadian and Global Recognition of the Right to a Healthy Environment
at 05:00 PDT Topics: Location Type: OnlineWhat can our governments do to address the impacts of the global environmental crisis on our lives? Join us for a public talk by Dr. David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur, on the urgent need for the legal recognition and implementation of the human right to a healthy environment. While already recognized in the majority of countries, this right is not yet protected by national laws in Canada,…
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Jan 27 2021
NCCHPP Webinar – Online Course: An Introduction to Public Health Ethics
at 10:00 PDT Topics: Location Type: OnlineWe will introduce the NCCHPP’s online course in public health ethics, including its development and an overview of its content. We will then pass the microphone to a health professional who will discuss the ethical challenges she has faced in professional practice, as well as her experience in taking the course. By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: • Understand how an…
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Jan 27 2021
NCCID Webinar - Data collection on COVID-19 cases in First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations and communities
at 10:00 PDT Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineThis session, Data collection on COVID-19 cases in First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations and communities, brings together expert speakers who work in data collection, ethics and sovereignty, including: Jonathan Dewar & Maria Santos, First Nations Information Governance Centre Dr. Janet Smylie, Well Living House Courtney Skye, Yellowhead Institute Robyn Rowe, Laurentian University…
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Jan 27 2021
NCCEH Webinar - Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: A frame of reference from lessons learned through disasters in Canada
at 12:00 PDT Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineThere is no doubt that mental health challenges posed by disasters will increase due to climate, demographic and social changes. This presentation details findings from Canadian-led studies on the psychosocial impacts resulting from communities who experienced large-scale disasters in Canada. Such traumatic events include the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019 Quebec spring floods, the 2016 Fort…