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Webinar Recording - The British Columbia Radon Data Repository – What is it and how can we use it?

Topics: Radon

Presented by:  David McVea, Public Health Physician, Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control Jeffrey Trieu, Epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control Indoor radon is an…

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Flood zones are danger zones: Be aware of the risks

Topics: Food

Flood zones can pose a number of hazards as people evacuate, and when they return to their homes, farms, or businesses following a flood. Some of these hazards may be difficult to spot. This poster…

Content Type: Document

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Floods: prevention, preparedness, response and recovery

Topics: Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Flooding

Climate change is driving an increase in daily extreme precipitation in Canada, which when combined with other landscape factors, such as urbanization, deforestation, and loss of wetlands, can result…

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A rapid review of the use of physical barriers in non-clinical settings and COVID-19 transmission

Topics: COVID-19

*/ Key Messages Epidemiological and experimental evidence suggests that physical barriers may decrease transmission risk. However, challenges in creating clear guidance around barrier design and…

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Radon

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Indoor Air, Radiation

Radon gas is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that is released during the decay of uranium in rocks and soils. Radon levels outdoors are generally low, but radon gas indoors poses more of a…

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Webinar Recording - Public health and law enforcement in partnership: What does the public need to know about illegal cannabis?

Topics: Cannabis

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Understanding transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Topics: COVID-19

*/ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ Introduction The emergence of a novel coronavirus in late 2019, identified as SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in a global pandemic accompanied by an unprecedented public health…

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Cannabis Resources for Environmental Health Practitioners

Topics: Cannabis, Contaminants and Hazards, Food, Practices and Procedures

This topic page is intended to help environmental health practitioners understand the guiding principles and public health objectives being used to develop cannabis policy, both federally and across…

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Webinar Recording - Mobilizing Environmental Data to Build Healthier Cities for All - CANUE

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Environmental Health Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases

The transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, occurs primarily via direct contact with or respiratory droplets from an infected person. However, there is evidence to suggest that…

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