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The team at NCCEH regularly presents at environmental health events across Canada, in addition to organizing workshops and meetings on various topics. A select listing of our conference presentations and external webinars, as well as presentations from our Environmental Health Seminar Series are available here.

Food Donation Guidelines, 2015

Topics: Food

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Saskatchewan 8th annual Professional Education and Development Seminar

The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) presented two sessions at the CIPHI Saskatchewan 8th annual Professional Education and Development Seminar held on September 29-30, 2015 in Regina, SK. See the presentation on NCCEH Resources for Environmental Health Professionals.

Newly developed industry guidelines to promote donations of healthy foods, and revised guidelines for food distribution organizations, such as food banks and soup kitchens were designed with a focus on relationships, liability concerns, logistic and food safety issues as well as the importance of nutrition and need to provide healthy foods, such as fresh produce, meats and other goods for the food insecure.
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Determinants of health and environmental health practice: Opportunities for Action

Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures

CIPHI Manitoba Branch Continuing Professional Competencies (CPC) Fall 2015 Workshop

The National Collaborating Centres for Environmental Health and Determinants of Health (NCCEH and NCCDH) co-hosted a workshop at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) Manitoba Branch Workshop in Winnipeg, MB. This interactive workshop provided an overview of how health equity and the social determinants of health impact environmental public health practice and explored ways practitioners can respond. 

Presentations:

Overview of a pilot study on equity and environmental health practiceDianne Oickle, NCCDHPresented via Skype – refer to slides from CIPHI National Annual Educational Conference 2015 for a version of this presentation.Areas of environmental public health practice affected by the social determinants of healthKaren Rideout, BCCDC/NCCEH

Panel discussion:

Heejune Chang, Winnipeg Regional Health AuthorityTim Ness, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch,…
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Public Health Inspectors Taking Action on Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health

Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 81st Annual National Educational Conference

The National Collaborating Centres for Environmental Health and Determinants of Health (NCCEH and NCCDH) teamed up to present at the CIPHI 81st Annual National Educational Conference in Ottawa, ON. This session, titled “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” focussed on how the social determinants of health and health equity intersect with the work of public health inspectors (PHIs) and environmental health officers (EHOs) and ways that practitioners can address these factors.

Presentations:

Overview of the six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health (NCCPH) & Introduction of NCCDH and NCCEHLydia Ma, NCCEHSummary of recent report “Equity in Environmental Health Practice:  Findings of Pilot Study” (co-authored by NCCDH and NCCEH)Dianne Oickle, Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH

Guest speaker:

Vittoria Vecchiarelli, Senior PHI, Regional Municipality of York…
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Putting Health in Environmental Assessment

Topics: Surveillance, Health Impact Assessment, Practices and Procedures

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors National Conference 2015

This panel was designed to provide public health inspectors with a basic understanding of the inclusion of health in environmental assessments and to share experiences of working on environmental assessment across Canada.  After a brief overview of environmental assessment, three panel members from the local (Toronto Public Health), provincial (BC Centre for Disease Control) and national (Health Canada) levels spoke.  The presentation slides from this panel can be found below. 

Putting Health in Environmental AssessmentEmily Peterson, Tom Kosatsky, & Lydia Ma, BCCDC/NCCEHIntegrating health into EA at the local level: Experiences and challengesRonald Macfarlane, Toronto Pubilc HealthReadiness of BC’s health authorities to stand for health in mandated environmental assessmentsLinda Dix-Cooper & Tom Kosatsky, BCCDC

Health Canada also provided a summary document that gives an overview of their…

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Radon and Lung Cancer

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Radiation

House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

On June 18, 2015, Dr. Tom Kosatsky, NCCEH Scientific Director, Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, NCCEH Knowledge Translation Scientist, and Dr. Sarah Henderson, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Senior Scientist were invited to present before the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Health, Ottawa. The Committee assembled a panel of experts with the intention of exploring questions related to radon and other causes (other than smoking) of lung cancer. Detailed minutes and transcript can be accessed through the Parliament of Canada website. 

Presentations:

Radon and Lung CancerAnne-Marie Nicol, Knowledge Translation Scientist, NCCEHLung cancer, smoking (not), and radon: Public health policy for CanadaTom Kosatsky, Medical Director/Scientific Director, BCCDC/NCCEHRadon risk areas and lung cancer mortality trends in British ColumbiaSarah Henderson, Senior Scientist, BCCDC
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Public health impacts of hydraulic fracturing: Seismic activity and potential risks

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Shale Gas

Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015

Presenter: Anne-Marie Nicol
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Housing, health and the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Indoor Air

Joint NCCEH/NCCAH Workshop at Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015 in Vancouver

Successes and challenges in mitigation of radon in urban Aboriginal housing, Prince George, BCLeo Hebert, Executive Director, Prince George Métis Housing SocietyInsights into on-reserve housingLinda Pillsworth, Manager, Environmental Health Services, First Nations Health AuthorityMould RemediationMona Shum, Occupational Hygiene and Safety Team Lead, AMEC Environment and InfrastructureMould As A SymptomLouis Sorin, Community Area Director, Winnipeg Health Regional Authority
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Addressing health inequities and the social determinants of health in environmental health practice: Findings of a pilot study

Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures

Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015

Presenters: Karen Rideout, Dianne Oickle
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Food Safety, Food Security, and the Public Health Inspector

Topics: Food
CIPHI New Brunswick Annual Educational Conference 2014CIPHI National Educational Conference 2014 (with Rick Kelly, Food Security Network of NL)
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Shale gas extraction and public health: What we know, what we can infer, and how we can move forward

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Shale Gas

Canadian Public Health Association 2014 Conference

Presentations:

Hydraulic Fracturing & Public Health: What we know, what we can infer and how we can move forward Merry Turtiak, Alberta HealthPublic Health Review on Shale Gas Activities: Water, Air Contamination and Technology Risk Management Gaétan Carrier, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) Audrey Smargiassi, INSPQ Rollande Allard, INSPQShale Gas and Public HealthKaren White Masry, New Brunswick Department of Health
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Hypothermia-related mortality in British Columbia: Who, how, and where?

Topics: Climate Change
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Carbon Monoxide Monitoring in Long Term Care Facilities and Hospitals

Topics: Indoor Air, Seniors' Environmental Health

Saskatoon 2013 

Presentations:

Carbon monoxide exposures in long-term care facilities and hospitals: Developing a monitoring frameworkPrabjit Barn & Tom Kosatsky, BCCDC/NCCEHModeling of the Kinetics of Carbon Monoxide for Long Term Care Facilities and HospitalsNathalie Gosselin, Pharsight Consulting ServicesMichele Bouchard, University of MontrealCO Exposure – St. Mary’s Villa, December 26, 2010Lori Frank & Al Krieger, Saskatoon Health Region
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Linking practice with research: Building a public health evidence base for health and the built environment

Topics: Built Environment

UW/UBC/SFU/UVic Annual Occupational, Environmental and Public Health Conference 2014
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Public Health Roles with Regard to Bed Bug Management in Canada

Topics: Built Environment, Pest Control

Presentations:

Toronto’s Response to Bed BugsRon de Burger & Tracy Leach, Toronto Public HealthCurrent Bed Bug TechnologiesTaz Stuart, TDTS ConsultingBed Bug Management: Preliminary Survey of Public Health Agencies in CanadaDaniel Fong, Mark Lysyshyn & Tom Kosatsky, NCCEH/BCCDCFuture Bed Bug TechnologiesTaz Stuart, TDTS ConsultingBed bugs, Housing and Montreal Public HealthStéphane Perron, Montreal Public Health
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Taking a Big Picture Approach in Environmental Public Health: Public Health Inspectors and Food Security Interventions

Topics: Food

Presentations:

Food safety approaches in community food security interventionsEllen Desjardins, University of WaterlooTaking a big picture approach in environmental public health: PHIs and food security interventionsKaren Rideout, NCCEHSystems Approach to Environmental HealthRon de Burger, Toronto Public Health
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Indoor Air Quality: Interpreting Assessment Results

Topics: Indoor Air

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 79th Annual National Educational Conference

Presentations

General indoor air quality parameters: CO, CO2, relative humidity, temperatureDru Sahai, Public Health OntarioVolatile organic compoundsPrabjit Barn, NCCEHMouldDaniel Fong, NCCEHRadonPam Warkentin, RadonmattersAdditional indoor pollutantsDru Sahai, Public Health Ontario
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Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields - A Review of Public Exposures to Radiofrequency-emitting Sources*

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Radiation

American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference and Exposition 2013

Here we review what radiofrequency (RF) is, common sources of RF exposure, common levels of exposure, and RF mitigation strategies.
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Environmental Health & Safety and the Law: Understanding the legal framework for regulators

Topics: Practices and Procedures

Presentations:

An overview of private law conceptsDawn HouseOverviews of constitutional law and administrative lawAngela Westmacott, Lovett Westmacott Barristers and Solicitors

Continuing Education Credits: 6.0 PDHs
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Communicating Health Risk Uncertainty: Busting the myths

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis

Presentation with audio available upon request
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Environmental Health Surveillance Workshop

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Surveillance

Presentations:

IntroductionTom Kosatsky, BCCDCEnvironmental Health Surveillance in Canada NowEric Lavigne, PHACNational Environmental Public Health Tracking: Environmental Health Surveillance in the U.S.Heather Strosnider, US CDCEnvironmental Public Health Tracking In New York StateNeil Muscatiello, New York State Department of HealthEnvironmental Public Health Surveillance in EnglandMike Studden, England Health Protection AgencyThe Uses of Surveillance in Environmental Health: The Case of TransportationLouis Drouin, Montreal Public Health DepartmentUses of Surveillance: To Follow the Effects of DevelopmentJames Irvine, Northern Saskatchewan Population Health UnitEnvironmental health surveillance to assess intervention adequacy: case studies from the BCCDCSarah Henderson, BCCDCThe Alberta Biomonitoring ProgramJennifer Graydon, University of AlbertaEnvironmental Health Surveillance in QuebecGermain Lebel, INSPQThe Canadian Total Diet StudyRobin Churchill, Health CanadaHealth…
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