Blog

Our blog posts are short, evidence-based communications on topics of environmental health interest. Guest blogs offer perspectives on a variety of practice- and policy-related issues. Blogs are internally reviewed before posting and can be cited as suggested at the bottom of each entry.
July Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

NCCEH,  2021-07-13

This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and…
COVID-19 and indoor air: Risk mitigating measures and future-proofing

Juliette O’Keeffe, Angela Eykelbosh,  2021-07-06

Humans spend approximately 80-90% of their time indoors and indoor air quality (IAQ) is a key…
Product highlight: US CDC Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit

Tina Chen,  2021-07-06

What is Shigella? Shigella are gram-negative bacteria belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family…
Masking and unmasking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Juliette O’Keeffe,  2021-06-16

More than a year and a half since COVID-19 became part of our vocabulary, we are still talking…
June Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

NCCEH,  2021-06-16

This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and…
Growing resilience and promoting health through urban agriculture

Anna Chow,  2021-06-16

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world turned to growing food at home or within…
Scoping Population Health in Impact Assessment (ScopHIA): Canada's new Impact Assessment Act

Background: Canada’s New Impact Assessment Act The Impact Assessment (IA) Act 2019, passed on…

Jennifer Ann Brown & Candace I. J. Nykiforuk,  2021-02-23

Health Impact Assessment

Reducing wood smoke and protecting indoor air quality is more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wintertime in Canada sees many of us spending more time indoors. Perhaps even more so this year due…

Melanie Langille,  2021-02-23

COVID-19, Indoor Air

Creative knowledge translation using infographics

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Natasha Vitkin,  2021-02-22

Community refrigerators in the time of a pandemic: food-sharing safety

Food insecurity has been an increasing global issue well before the current pandemic. Grassroot…

Olivia Van Osch,  2021-01-20

COVID-19, Food

January Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and…

NCCEH,  2021-01-20

COVID-19