General information

The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series was created with the intention of building the capacity of environmental health professionals through presentations on current and emerging topics. A short Q&A session follows each presentation.

The sessions are conducted in English from 12 to 1 p.m. (Pacific Time), and are recorded for later viewing. Participants are eligible to receive CIPHI Continuing Education Credits. Webinar instructions will be provided at the time of registration. If you have any suggestions for seminar topics, please contact us.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these presentation are those of the presenters, and do not necessarily reflect those of the NCCEH or the Public Health Agency of Canada.

System requirements

Citrix GoToMeeting web conferencing system is used to broadcast the webinars. Audio is delivered via a teleconferencing system. During Q&A, you will be able to ask questions via the text-chat box.

Please test your computer’s system compatibility before the webinar to make sure all the requirements are met and you have enough time to update your system if needed. Google Chrome is the recommended browser.

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Upcoming Seminars

• May 28, 2020: COVID-19 Precautions for Multi-unit Residential Buildings (presented by Dr. Angela Eykelbosh, EH & KT Scientist, NCCEH)

• June 2020: TBA

Archived Seminars 

• April 30, 2020: Indoor environmental quality of sustainable building designs and occupant health (presented by Dr. Karen Bartlett, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia)

• February 20, 2020: Strategies to combat Legionnaires’ Disease – Outbreak Investigation and Preventive Policy (presented by Mark McCabe, Fraser Health Authority; Christopher Radziminski, and Phillip White from City of Vancouver)

• January 30, 2020: An Investigation of Mercury Poisoning and Home Contamination: Success through multi-sectoral collaboration (presented by Lori Holmes, Huron Perth Public Health; Sunil Varughese, Public Health Ontario; Vince Spilchuk, Public Health Ontario)

• December 18, 2019: Marijuana Edibles: Regulatory Updates, Risk Assessment and Public Health Messaging (presented by Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph)

• November 20, 2019: Cannabis Edibles Roles & Responsibilities in Regional Health Authorities; (presented by Carrie Cotton, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Health)

• October 2, 2019:  Lessons Learned From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Role of Disaster (presented by Dr. Richard Kwok, Chief of Staff, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

• September 26, 2019:  Lessons in Public Health Planning for Wildfire Smoke (presented by Sally Maguet, Consultant, BC Centre for Disease Control)

• July 11, 2019: BCIT Student Research Projects (presented by Christine Sweezey, Michael Cai, Diane Lee)

• June 12, 2019: Calls to the British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre on the Cusp of Cannabis Legalization (presented by Tissa Rahim, Project Coordinator, BC Centre for Disease Control)

• May 29, 2019:  Risks and vulnerabilities due to climate change in Canada: New evidence and HealthADAPT (presented by Peter Berry, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada)

• April 18, 2019:  Paradox of Wealth and Health: Resource Development and Social Determinants of Health (presented by Barbara Oke, Regional Manager, Health and Resource Development, Northern Health and Melissa Aalhus, Health and Resource Development Technical Advisor, Northern Health)

• March 27, 2019:  Cyanobacteria and drinking water (presented by Juliette O'Keeffe, EH & KT Scientist, NCCEH and Victoria (Tory) Colling, Scientist, Walkerton Clean Water Centre)

• March 6, 2019:  Indigenous Food Safety and Security: Community Adaptations in the Wake of Climate Pressures (presented by Casey Neathway, Interior Regional Manager of Environmental Public Health Services, First Nations Health Authority and Leela Steiner, Environmental Health and Knowledge Translation Scientist, NCCEH)

• January 30, 2019:  Supporting Health Equity through Healthy Built Environments (presented by Dianne Oickle, Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH and Karen Rideout, Karen Rideout Consulting)