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…
Mink farming and SARS-CoV-2: staying vigilant at the human-animal interface

[Last Updated: February 2, 2021] SARS-CoV-2 and mink farming SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…

Michael Lee,  2021-01-18

COVID-19

Looking for COVID-19 clues in our sewers

Managing the COVID-19 pandemic has been a major undertaking for public health agencies, and new…

Juliette O’Keeffe,  2021-01-15

COVID-19

Can CO2 sensors be used to assess COVID-19 transmission risk?

Ventilation and air cleaning are now recognized as important tools for mitigating the risk of COVID…

Angela Eykelbosh,  2021-01-15

COVID-19

December Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

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

NCCEH,  2020-12-16

COVID-19

Cities for all seasons – Considerations for using outdoor urban spaces during the winter

At the start of autumn 2020 following months of the global pandemic, speculation abounded as to how…

NCCEH,  2020-12-15

COVID-19