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Upcoming Seminars
Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: A frame of reference from lessons learned through disasters in Canada
January 27th @ 12-1PM PDT
Speaker: Mélissa Généreux
Cost: FREE
There 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 McMurray wildfires, and the 2013 Lac-Mégantic train derailment. There are links between observed psychosocial impacts and recovery during these recent disasters, with learnings that could be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic that could promote individual and community resilience following disasters. This session will be relevant to environmental and public health professionals in health prevention and health promotion roles.
Presenter: Mélissa Généreux holds a doctorate in medicine, a master's degree in public health and a specialization in community medicine from the University of Montreal. After having been appointed as Director of Public Health for six years in the Estrie region, she now acts as a medical adviser both at the regional and provincial level in Quebec. She has developed an expertise in the field of disaster management and psychosocial recovery through her strong involvement during the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy in 2013 that destroyed a large part of the downtown area, both as a researcher and as a decision-maker, as well as through her support brought to public health authorities as a consultant during the 2016 Fort McMurray fires in Alberta and the 2017 and 2019 spring floods in Quebec. As a member of the WHO Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Framework Research Network (TPRN), she has developed a strong international network and has contributed to several knowledge creation and transition activities in the field of disaster risk reduction (e.g. WHO expert meeting, workshops, conferences, scientific papers, reports, book chapters). She is currently leading two studies, one on the sociosanitary consequences during and after the 2019 spring floods in Quebec, and another on the psychological and behavioral response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Archived Seminars
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December 17, 2020: Surface Cleaning and Disinfection in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (presented by Tina Chen, KT Scientist, NCCEH)
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November 10, 2020: COVID-19 management in personal services settings: Lessons learned from a nail salon outbreak (presented by Dr. Azim Kasmani and Anthony Li)
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October 22, 2020: KALAMITea - Kombucha alcohol levels affecting mothers, infants and toddlers (presented by Lorraine McIntyre, BCCDC)
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September 30, 2020: COVID-19 Risks and precautions for the performing arts (presented by Juliette O'Keeffe, EH & KT Scientist, NCCEH)
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August 27, 2020: When shelter in place isn't an option - environmental health guidance for encampments during COVID-19 (presented by Jade Yehia, Regional Built Environment Consultant, Island Health)
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June 2020: Responding to Climate Change as Public Health Professionals (presented by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director, Creating Healthy and Sustainable Environments (CHASE))
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May 28, 2020: COVID-19 Precautions for Multi-unit Residential Buildings (presented by Dr. Angela Eykelbosh, EH & KT Scientist, NCCEH)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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December 18, 2019: Marijuana Edibles: Regulatory Updates, Risk Assessment and Public Health Messaging (presented by Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph)
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November 20, 2019: Cannabis Edibles Roles & Responsibilities in Regional Health Authorities; (presented by Carrie Cotton, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Health)
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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)
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September 26, 2019: Lessons in Public Health Planning for Wildfire Smoke (presented by Sally Maguet, Consultant, BC Centre for Disease Control)
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July 11, 2019: BCIT Student Research Projects (presented by Christine Sweezey, Michael Cai, Diane Lee)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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January 30, 2019: Supporting Health Equity through Healthy Built Environments (presented by Dianne Oickle, Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH and Karen Rideout, Karen Rideout Consulting)